Vinyl pressings
by Steve & Eydie · 1961
Cozy was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year, in 4 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.
WWS UAS 8509A-3 STEREO Bell Sound I A1Side A runout
WWS UAS 8509B-2 STEREO Bell Sound A1 ISide B runout
WWS-8509 ASide A label
WWS-8509 BSide B label
MX132093()WW8509#1Runout, Etched, Side A
MX132093Label, Side A
MX132094Label, Side B
WWUA 7508-A 1A WWR 3509A Bell Sound X C2Stamped A
WWUA 7509-B 1A WWR 3509B Bell Sound X VVStamped 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Australia | United Artists Ultra Audio WW-8509 / United Artists Ultra Audio WW-8509First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | New Zealand | United Artists Records WWR 3509 / United Artists Ultra Audio WWR-3509First yearLP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1961 | UK | United Artists Records CLP 1463First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1961 | US | United Artists Ultra Audio WWS-8509First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | United Artists Ultra Audio WWR-3509First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | United Artists Records UAL 3267LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | United Artists Ultra Audio WW 7509LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | United Artists Records WWR 3509LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | United Artists Records WWR 3509LP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| ? | US | United Artists Ultra Audio WW 7509LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
10 vinyl pressings of Cozy are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1961 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, UK, Australia, New Zealand. One of them is United Artists Ultra Audio WWS-8509.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WWS-8509, WWR-3509, CLP 1463, WW-8509) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WWS UAS 8509A-3 STEREO Bell Sound I A1 and WWS UAS 8509B-2 STEREO Bell Sound A1 I. 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.
