US
December 15, 1969- Label and catalog number
- Columbia 45-45071
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single · Santa Maria Pressing
Vinyl pressings
by The Byrds · 1969
Jesus Is Just Alright was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. 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 1969, the album's first year. 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.
ZSP-152110-2B- TiA side - runout (etched)
ZSP152111-1F TIIIB side - runout (stamped, except for TIII, which is etched)
ZSP 152110A side - label
ZSP 152111B side - label
ZSP-152110-2C 3 pA Side Runout
ZSP-152111-1C 2 pB Side Runout
JZSP 152110A Side Label
JZSP 152111B Side Label
ZSP-152110-2B- TIISide A runout, etched
ZSP152111-1E TIIIIISide B runout, stamped
JZSP 152110Side A label
JZSP 152111Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | US | Columbia 4-45071First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Columbia 4-45071First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Columbia 45-45071First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Columbia 4-45071First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1969 | US | Columbia 4-45071First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | Columbia 4-450717", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Netherlands | CBS 4753 / CBS 4-450717", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Portugal | CBS 47537", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Spain | CBS 47537", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Netherlands | CBS 47537", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | UK | CBS S 47537", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | UK | CBS S 47537", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
12 vinyl pressings of Jesus Is Just Alright are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US. One of them is Columbia 45-45071, released December 15, 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-45071, 4-45071) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.