Vinyl pressings
by The Byrds · 1967
My Back Pages / Renaissance Fair 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.
17 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 12 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.
ZSP-117347 1ESide A [Etched] variant 1
ZSP-117348 1ESide B [Etched] variant 1
ZSP-117347 1GSide A variant etched variant 2
ZSP-117348 1BSide B variant etched variant 2
5906Side A runout variant 1
5907Side B runout variant 1
5906 ∴ C 0Side A runout variant 2
5907 ∴ C 0Side B runout variant 2
(C-468-701)Label side A
(C-468-702)Label side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | CBS BA-221391First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Columbia 4-44054First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Denmark | CBS 2648First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | France | CBS 2648First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | France | CBS 2648First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Germany | CBS 2648First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Ireland | CBS 2648First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Netherlands | CBS 2648First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Netherlands | CBS 2648First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | New Zealand | CBS BA-461135First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Norway | CBS 2648First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Norway | CBS 2648First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1967 | UK | CBS 2648First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia 4-44054First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Columbia 4-44054First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Philippines | CBS 4-440547", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
18 vinyl pressings of My Back Pages / Renaissance Fair are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia 4-44054, released March 13, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-44054, 2648, LL-2056-C, BA-221391) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP-117347 1E and ZSP-117348 1E. 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.
