Vinyl pressings
by The Buckinghams · 1967
Susan / Foreign Policy was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 10 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.
ZSP135551-1E TIIRunout, side A, stamped (TII etched) variant 1
ZSP135552-1C TIIIIIIIIRunout, side B, stamped (TIIIIIII etched) variant 1
ZSP135551-1C TIRunout, side A, stamped (TI etched) variant 2
ZSP135552-1E TIIIIRunout, side B, stamped (TIIII etched) variant 2
o JZSP135551-1A p B 2A-side runout version 1
o JZSP135552-1A p 3B-side runout version 1
JZSP135551-1A P C 6 oA-side runout version 2
JZSP135552-1A P B 5 oB-side runout version 2
JZSP135551-1F ssssA-Side Runout Etching
JZSP135552-1F SB-Side Runout Etching
ZSP 135551A-side label
ZSP 135552B-side label
o JZSP135551-1A pRunout, Side A, Stamped
o JZSP135551-1A pRunout, Side B, Stamped
JZSP 135551A-side label
JZSP 135551B-side label
ZSP135551-1B SRunout, Side A, Stamped
ZSP135552-1B SRunout, Side B, Stamped
JZSP 135551A-side label
JZSP 135552B-side label
JZSP135551-1A PRunout, Side A, Stamped
JZSP135552-1A PRunout, Side B, Stamped
JZSP 135551A-side label
JZSP 135552B-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Columbia 4-44378First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | France | CBS 3195First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Greece | CBS BA 301166First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Italy | CBS 3195First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Mexico | CBS 6207First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Netherlands | CBS 3195 / CBS 4-44378First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | South Africa | CBS SSC.875First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | CBS 3195First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | UK | CBS 3195First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Columbia 4-44378First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia 4-44378First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia 4-44378First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia 4-443787", 45 RPM, Promo, Repress, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Repress, Styrene · Promo |
| 1967 | Australia | CBS BA 221479First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Columbia 4-44378First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
20 vinyl pressings of Susan / Foreign Policy are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 4-44378, released November 14, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-44378, 3195, BA 221479, BA 301166) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP135551-1E TII and ZSP135552-1C TIIIIIIII. 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.
