Vinyl pressings
by Simon & Garfunkel · 1975
My Little Town was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
27 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 17 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.
ZSS 160723-1BA Side Etched
ZSS 160724-1AB Side Etched
T ZSS 160723 -1C sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ TIVar 2: Run-out Side A, etched (sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamped)
T ZSS-160724-1D TIIII ᴍᴄʀVar 2: Run-out Side B, etched
ZSS 160723-1E [sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ] s1Runout side A, etched [stamped]
ZSS-160724-1E s1 mcrRunout side B, etched
ZSS 160723Label side A
ZSS 160724Label side B
ZSS 160723-1B STERLINGA Side Runout
P ZSS 160724-1A MCRB Side Runout
ZSS 160723A Side Label
ZSS 160724B Side Label
ZSS 160723-1B [STERLING]Runout side A, etched [stamped]
ZSS-1CO724-1A MCRRunout side B
ZSS 160723Label side A
ZSS 160724Label side B
T ZSP 160722-1DSide A Stamped
T ZSS 160723-1CSide B Stamped
T ZSP 160722-1D STERLINGVar 2: Run-out Side A, etched (sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamped)
T ZSS 160723-1D STERLINGVar 2: Run-out Side B, etched (sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamped)
ZSP 160722-1A p STERLINGRunout A
ZSS 160723-1B p STERLINGRunout B
ZSP 160722Label A
ZSS 160723Label B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Argentina | CBS 33682First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia 3-10230First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1975 | Costa Rica | CBS 11358First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Germany | CBS CBS 3712 / CBS CBS S 3712First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Germany | CBS CBS S 3712First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Italy | CBS CBS 3712First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPB-345First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPB 345 / CBS/Sony SOPB-345First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPB 3457", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | Mexico | CBS EPC-1436First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1975 | New Zealand | CBS BA 461639First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Portugal | CBS CBS 3712First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Singapore & Malaysia | CBS/Sony SOPB-345First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Spain | CBS CBS 3712First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Columbia 3-10230First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony YAPA-177", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
29 vinyl pressings of My Little Town are listed here, from 17 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia 3-10230, released October 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3-10230, S CBS 3712, 33682, BA 222177) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS 160723-1B and ZSS 160724-1A. 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.
