Vinyl pressings
by The Byrds · 1966
Eight Miles High 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.
20 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 13 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.
ZSP113504-1H T1A-side runout variant 1
ZSP113505-2C T//1B-side runout variant 1
ZSP113504-2BA-side runout variant 2
ZSP113505-2BB-side runout variant 2
ZSP113504 SRunout A - variant 1
ZSP113505 SRunout B - variant 1
ZSP113504-2B SRunout A - variant 2
ZSP113505-2B SRunout B - variant 2
ZSP113505-2F PRunout A, stamped (Var. 1)
ZSP113504-2F PRunout B, stamped (Var. 1)
ZSP113505-2E P 5Runout A, stamped (Var. 2)
ZSP113504-2H P 4Runout B, stamped (Var. 2)
ZSP113504 SRunout A Stamped - variant 1 ['S' etched]
ZSP113505 SRunout B Stamped - variant 1 ['S' etched]
ZSP113504-2B SRunout A Stamped - variant 2 ['S' etched]
ZSP113505-2B SRunout B Stamped - variant 2 ['S' etched]
ZSP113505-1C SSRunout side A
ZSP113504-1D SSRunout side B
JZSP 113505Label side A
JZSP 113504Label side B
jzsp 113505Side A
jzsp 113504Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Unknown | CBS 2-489First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1966 | Australia | CBS BA-221283First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Canada | Columbia 4-43578First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Denmark | CBS 2067 / CBS CBS 2.067First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | France | CBS 2067First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Germany | CBS 2067First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Italy | CBS 2067First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1966 | Japan | CBS LL-927-CFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Netherlands | CBS 2.067First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Netherlands | CBS 2067First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | New Zealand | CBS BA-461091First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1966 | Norway | CBS CBS 2.067First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1966 | South Africa | CBS SSC.662 / CBS SSC 662First year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | CBS 202067First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Columbia 4-43578First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Worldwide | Sundazed Music S 238 / Sundazed Music 886979843977", 45 RPM, Record Store Day, Single, Limited Edition, Mono · Mono, Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Record Store Day, Single, Limited Edition, Mono · Mono, Limited |
| 2017 | US | Sundazed Music S 238 / Columbia S 2387", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Sundazed S 238 / Columbia S 2387", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl |
25 vinyl pressings of Eight Miles High are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1966 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 4-43578, released March 14, 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-43578, 2-489, 202067, BA-221283) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP113504-1H T1 and ZSP113505-2C T//1. 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.
