Vinyl pressings
by The Byrds · 1965
All I Really Want To Do was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1965, 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.
JRZSP-72425-1C sssA Runout - Etched, variant 1
JRZSP-72495-1A sB Runout - Etched, variant 1
JRZSP 72425-1DA Runout - variant 2
JRZSP-72495-1FB Runout - variant 2
JRZSP-72425-1D TIIIIIA Runout - Etched
JRZSP-72495-1D TIB Runout - Etched
RZSP 72425A-side label
RZSP 72495B-side label
JRZSP 72425-1JSide A Runout
JRZSP-72495-1GSide B Runout
JRZSP 72425A-side label
JRZSP 72495B-side label
JRZSP 72495-1GVariant 1: runout side A
JRZSP 72495-1HVariant 1: runout side B
JRZSP 72495Same both sides labels
JRZSP 72495 1GInscription same on both sides
JRZSP 72425 1HRunouts
JRZSP 72425Labels
A-5144Stamped, side A variant 1
A-5145Stamped, side B variant 1
A-5144-3Stamped, side A variant 2
A-5145 CStamped, side B variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | CBS BA-221200First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Canada | Columbia 4-43332First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1965 | Denmark | CBS 201 796First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Germany | CBS 1947First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Israel | CBS 1.947First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Italy | CBS 1947First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | Italy | CBS 1947First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | Italy | CBS 1947First year7" | 7" |
| 1965 | Netherlands | CBS 1.947 / CBS 43322First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | New Zealand | CBS BA-461064First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Norway | CBS 1947First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | South Africa | CBS SSC583First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1965 | UK | CBS 201796First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Columbia 4-43332First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1965 | US | Columbia 4-43332First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Italy | Quei Favolosi Anni '60 - Peace & Love7", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | CBS 321.4387", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| ? | Uruguay | CBS 321.4387", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
25 vinyl pressings of All I Really Want To Do are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1965 and 1999.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Sweden, Japan and more. One of them is Columbia 4-43332, released June 14, 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-43332, 201796, CBS 1947, LL-798-C) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, JRZSP-72425-1C sss and JRZSP-72495-1A s. 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.
