Vinyl pressings
by Simon & Garfunkel · 1968
Mrs. Robinson was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
33 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 15 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
ZSP-135935-2 - 1D T IIII IRunout side A, variant 1
ZSP-135934 - 1E TIRunout side B, variant 1
ZSP-135935-2 - 1D TIRunout side A, variant 2
ZSP-135934 - 1E TIIRunout side B, variant 2
p o ZSP-135935-2-1J 2A-Side, runout, etching / 'p' and 'o' stamped
p o ZSP-135934-1J C4B-Side, runout, etching / 'p' and 'o' stamped
ZSP 135935A-Side Label
ZSP 135934B-Side Label
ZSP 135935A-Side Matrix
ZSP 135934B-Side Matrix
ZSP-135935-2-1FA-Side Runout, variant 1
ZSP-135934-1EB-Side Runout, variant 1
ZSP-135935-2-1B SSA-side runout (Variant 1)
ZSP-135934-1C SSB-side runout (Variant 1)
ZSP-135935-2-1C SSA-side runout (Variant 2)
ZSP-135934-1D SB-side runout (Variant 2)
ZSP-135935-2-1D. T111A-Side runout, etched
ZSP-135934-1E. T1B-Side runout, etched
ZSP-135935-2-1J F 4 p oA Side, runout, etched / F 4, p, o stamped
ZSP-135934-1J p A 7 oB Side, runout, etched / p, A 7, o stamped
ZSP 135935A Side, label
ZSP 135934B Side, label
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | CBS BA-221513First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Columbia 4-44511First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Columbia 4-44511First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | CBS 3443First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | CBS 3443First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Ireland | CBS 3443First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Netherlands | CBS 3443First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | New Zealand | CBS BA-461188First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Portugal | CBS 3443First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Rhodesia | CBS SSC.938First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Scandinavia | CBS 3443 / CBS CBS 3443First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Scandinavia | CBS CBS 3443First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1968 | Scandinavia | CBS CBS 3443First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Scandinavia | CBS 3443 / CBS CBS 3443First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Singapore & Malaysia | CBS 2-531First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPB 2077", Single | 7", Single |
| 1973 | Germany | CBS CBS S 16007", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Germany | CBS CBS 16007", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Germany | CBS CBS 16007", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Germany | CBS CBS 1600 / CBS CBS S 16007", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Japan | CBS/Sony 07SP 7357", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia 13-331437", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Columbia 4-331437", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Columbia 4-331437", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | France | CBS 34437", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | France | CBS 34437", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | CBS 34437", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Israel | CBS 34437", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Portugal | CBS 34437", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | CBS S CBS 11597", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS CBS 11597", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | CBS S CBS 11597", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia 13-331437", Single, Reissue, Styrene | 7", Single, Reissue, Styrene |
| ? | US | Columbia 13-331437", 45 RPM, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Styrene |
| ? | US | Columbia 4-331437", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia 13-331437", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene |
59 vinyl pressings of Mrs. Robinson are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1968 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Netherlands, Germany and more. One of them is Columbia 4-44511, released April 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-44511, 3443, 7640, BA-221513) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP-135935-2 - 1D T IIII I and ZSP-135934 - 1E TI. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
