Vinyl pressings
by The Byrds · 1966
It Won't Be Wrong 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.
14 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 9 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.
RZSP-72736-1D S S SVariant 1: Side A runout - machine stamped [S S S hand etched]
RZSP-72738-1C S S SVariant 1: Side B runout - machine stamped [S S S hand etched]
RZSP-72736-1HVariant 2: Side A runout - machine stamped
RZSP-72738-1HVariant 2: Side B runout - machine stamped
RZSP-72736-1A T1Side A Runout
RZSP-72738-1A T1Side B Runout
RZSP 72736Side A Label
RZSP 72738Side B Label
RZSP-72736-1E PSide A runout
RZSP-72738-1F P JSide B runout
RZSP 72736Side A label
RZSP 72738Side B label
JRZSP-72736Side A Label
JRZSP-72738Side B Label
A5286A-side label
A5287B-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 | Costa Rica | CBS 5866First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Italy | CBS JB 2037First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Italy | CBS 2037First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Mexico | CBS 5866First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Netherlands | CBS 2.037First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | New Zealand | CBS BA-461083First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Rhodesia | CBS SSC.643First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | CBS 202037First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Columbia 4-43501First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Columbia 4-43501First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1966 | US | Columbia 4-43501First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1966 | US | Columbia 4-43501First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1966 | UK | CBS 202037First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | Japan | CBS LL-895-CFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Columbia 4-435017", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS BA-2212617", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
18 vinyl pressings of It Won't Be Wrong are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1966 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Japan, Costa Rica and more. One of them is Columbia 4-43501, released January 10, 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-43501, 202037, LL-895-C, 5866) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RZSP-72736-1D S S S and RZSP-72738-1C S S 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.
