Vinyl pressings
by The Rip Chords · 1964
Three Window Coupe was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 6 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.
RZSP-71670-1AERunout side A stamped, variant 1
RZSP-71673-1AERunout side B stamped, variant 1
RZSP-71670-1AGRunout side A stamped, variant 2
RZSP-71673-1ADRunout side B stamped, variant 2
RZSP-71670-1A TIA side runout, Variant 1
RZSP-71673-1A TIB side runout, Variant 1
RZSP-71670-1A TIIA side runout, Variant 2
RZSP-71673-1A TIIB side runout, Variant 2
J RZSP-71670-2AJA-Side Runout Etching
p J RZSP-71673-1AJB-Side Runout Etching
JRZSP 71670A-Side Label
JRZSP 71673B-Side Label
RZSP-71670-2CA Side
RZSP-71673-1BB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Canada | Columbia 4-43035First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Japan | Columbia LL-599-CFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Netherlands | CBS 1.515First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Norway | CBS AAG 202First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | CBS AAG 202First year7" | 7" |
| 1964 | US | Columbia 4-43035First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Columbia 4-43035First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1964 | US | Columbia 4-43035First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Columbia 4-43035First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Columbia 4-43035First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1964 | US | Columbia 4-43035First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
11 vinyl pressings of Three Window Coupe are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Columbia 4-43035, released April 14, 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-43035, AAG 202, LL-599-C, 1.515) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RZSP-71670-1AE and RZSP-71673-1AE. 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.
