Vinyl pressings
by The Cyrkle · 1966
Red Rubber Ball / How Can I Leave Her 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.
24 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 15 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.
JZSP113561-1C 3 PRunout A stamped, variant 1
ZSP113562-1H PRunout B stamped, variant 1
ZSP113561-1E PRunout A stamped, variant 2
ZSP113562-1J PRunout B stamped, variant 2
ZSP113561-1A TIIIIRunout side A, variant 1
ZSP113562-1A TIRunout side B, variant 1
ZSP113561-1G TIRunout side A, variant 2
ZSP113562-1G TIRunout side B, variant 2
ZSP113561-1J ssA-side runout
ZSP113562-1AB ssssB-side runout
ZSP 113561A-side label
ZSP 113562B-side label
ZSP113562-1ACpossibly an O is also stamped
ZSP 113561A side
ZSP 113561B side
ZSP113561-1AB
ZSP113561-1E P 0Side A runout, stamped
ZSP113562-1F PSide B runout, stamped
ZSP 113561Side A label
ZSP 113562Side B label
JZSP113561-1LA side runout
JZSP113562-1LB side runout
ZSP 113561A side
ZSP 113562B side
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 | Australia | CBS BA 221294First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Brazil | CBS 33440First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Canada | Columbia 4-43589First year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Costa Rica | CBS 4-43.589First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Denmark | CBS 2064 / CBS CBS 2064First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Germany | CBS 2064First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Germany | CBS 2064First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Italy | CBS 2064First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Japan | CBS LL-945-CFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Netherlands | CBS 2064First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Norway | CBS CBS 2064First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Peru | CBS CSR 0529First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | South Africa | CBS SSC 672First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1966 | UK | CBS 202064First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | UK | CBS 202064First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | CBS 4-435897", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Uruguay | CBS 2.0927", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
26 vinyl pressings of Red Rubber Ball / How Can I Leave Her are listed here, from 17 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, New Zealand, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia 4-43589.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-43589, 202064, BA-461097, BA 221294) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, JZSP113561-1C 3 P and ZSP113562-1H P. 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.
