Vinyl pressings
by The Hooters · 1985
All You Zombies was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1985, 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.
P ZSS-173271-1A D.WEBB STERLINGSide A runout; etched; stamped
P ZSS-173272-1E BIGGEST MEXICAN STERLINGSide B runout; etched; stamped
ZSS 173271Side A label
ZSS 173272Side B label
ZSS-173271-1B G1 D.WEBB STERLINGRunout A
ZSS·173272-1C BIGGEST MEXICAN G1 STERLING ·Runout B
ZSS 173271Label A
ZSS 173272Label B
0 P-AP XSM-173280-1A STERLINGA-side runout, variant 1
0 P-AP XSM-173281-1A STERLINGB-side runout, variant 1
A 0 P-AP XSM-173280-1A STERLINGA-side runout, variant 2
0 P-AP XSM-173281-1A 1 STERLINGB-side runout, variant 2
ZSS-73271-1A D.WEBB STERLING PRunout side A
ZSS-73282-1A D.WEBB STERLING PRunout side B
ZSS 173271Label side A
ZSS 173282Label side B
A 6155 A*Side A label
A 6155 B*Side B label
A-6155-ADJ1 Λ 9Runout side A
A 6155 A1 Λ 1 0Runout side B
A 6155 ADJ*Label side A
A 6155 A*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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia | CBS BA 3302First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Australia | CBS BA 3302First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Australia | CBS SAMPLER 98First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Canada | Columbia 38 04854First year7", Stereo | 7", Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | CBS CBSA 12.6155 / CBS A 12-6155First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | CBS A 6155 / CBS CBSA 6155First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | CBS CBSA 6155 / CBS A 6155First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Germany | CBS CBS A 6155 / CBS A 6155First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Japan | CBS/Sony 07 SP 909First year7", Promo, Single · Promo | 7", Promo, Single · Promo |
| 1985 | Japan | CBS/Sony 07SP 909First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | New Zealand | CBS BA 3302First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | New Zealand | CBS SAMPLERFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Spain | CBS CBS A 6155First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Spain | CBS CBS A 6155 / CBS CBS A-6155First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1985 | UK | CBS A 6155First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
22 vinyl pressings of All You Zombies are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1985 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 38-04854.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 38-04854, CAS 2043, A 6155, BA 3302) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P ZSS-173271-1A D.WEBB STERLING and P ZSS-173272-1E BIGGEST MEXICAN STERLING. 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.
