Vinyl pressings
by The Cyrkle · 1966
Turn - Down Day / Big, Little Woman 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.
17 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 11 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.
ZSP115303-1D s s s sRun-out Side A, stamped (s etched)
ZSP115304-1C s s s sRun-out Side B, stamped (s etched)
ZSP 115303Label Side A
ZSP 115304Label Side B
JZSP115303-1F 1 G pRunout, side A, stamped (Variant 1)
ZSP115304-1E 1 4 pRunout, side B, stamped (Variant 1)
D ZSP115303-1H pRunout, side A, stamped (Variant 2)
D ZSP115304-1H pRunout, side B, stamped (Variant 2)
ZSP115303-1A T1Runout, side A, stamped variant 1
ZSP115304-1B T1Runout, side B, stamped variant 1
ZSP115303-1B T1Runout, side A, stamped variant 2
ZSP115304-1B T1Runout, side B, stamped variant 2
ZSP115303-1AC pRunout side A
ZSP115303-1AD pRunout side B
JZSP 115303Labels
JZSP115303-1FRunout, side A, stamped
ZSP115304-1ERunout, side B, stamped
ZSP 115303Label side A
ZSP 115304Label side B
JZSP115303-1F 2 PA-Side Runout
ZSP115304-1E 1 PB-Side Runout
JZSP 115303A-Side Label
JZSP 115304B-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 | Australia | CBS BA-221317First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Canada | Columbia 4-43729First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Denmark | CBS 2246First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Germany | CBS 2246First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Netherlands | CBS 2246First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | New Zealand | CBS BA-461100First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Norway | CBS 2246First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | South Africa | CBS SSC.693First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | UK | CBS 202246First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | UK | CBS 202246First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Columbia 4-43729First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1966 | US | Columbia 4-43729First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Single · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Single · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1966 | US | Columbia 4-43729First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Columbia 4-43729First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1966 | US | Columbia 4-43729First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia 4-437297", 45 RPM, Promo, Single · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Single · Promo |
19 vinyl pressings of Turn - Down Day / Big, Little Woman are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1966 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia 4-43729, released July 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-43729, 202246, LL-976-C, BA-221317) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP115303-1D s s s s and ZSP115304-1C s 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.
