Vinyl pressings
by Simon & Garfunkel · 1966
The Dangling Conversation was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 14 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.
ZSP114977-1CSide A Stamped (Variant 1)
ZSP114976-1CSide B Stamped (Variant 1)
ZSP114977-1HSide A Stamped (Variant 2)
ZSP114976-1HSide B Stamped (Variant 2)
ZSP114977-1H D IIIISide A Runout
ZSP114976-1H D IIISide B Runout
ZSP 114977Side A Label
ZSP 114976Side B Label
ZSP114977-1B sssSide A Runout
ZSP114976-1B sssSide B Runout
ZSP 114977Side A Label
ZSP 114976Side B Label
ZSP114977-1ERunout side A
ZSP114976-1D XRunout side B
ZSP 114977Label side A
ZSP 114976Label side B
ZSP114977-1DA-Side Runout Etching
ZSP114976-1D XB-Side Runout Etching
ZSP 114977A-Side Label
ZSP 114976B-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | CBS BA-221316First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Canada | Columbia 4-43728First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Germany | CBS 2285First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Hong Kong | CBS BA 320,097 / CBS 4-43728First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Italy | CBS ODJB 2285First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| 1966 | Italy | CBS SDJB 2285First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Italy | CBS JB 2285First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| 1966 | Netherlands | CBS 2285First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | New Zealand | CBS BA 461101First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Norway | CBS CBS 2285First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Rhodesia | CBS SSC.692First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Spain | CBS 2285First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | UK | CBS 202285First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Columbia 4-43728First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Styrene |
| 1966 | US | Columbia 4-43728First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
28 vinyl pressings of The Dangling Conversation are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1966 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Ireland, Japan and more. One of them is Columbia 4-43728.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-43728, 202285, LL-981-C, BA-221316) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP114977-1C and ZSP114976-1C. 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.
