Vinyl pressings
by Tony Bennett · 1962
I Left My Heart In San Francisco was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. 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 1962, the album's first year, in 5 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-56077-1AA side deadwax - stamped
ZSP-56077-1BAlt. A side deadwax - stamped
ZSP-56076-1AB side deadwax - stamped
ZSP 56077A side label
ZSP-56077-1BA HHHHRunout A-side [Stamped/Etched]
ZSP-56076-1H HHHRunout A-side [Stamped/Etched]
ZSP 56077A-side label
ZSP 56076B-side label
ZSP-56077-1AJRunout, Side A, Stamped, Variant 1
ZSP-56076-1AGRunout, Side B, Stamped, Variant 1
ZSP-56077-1FRunout, Side A, Stamped, Variant 2
ZSP-56076-1ERunout, Side B, Stamped, Variant 2
ZSP 56077A-side label
ZSP 56076B-side label
ZSP-56077-1AA HA side deadwax - stamped
ZSP-56076-1G HHB side deadwax - stamped
ZSP 56077A side label
ZSP 56076B side label
· ZSP-56077-1AEA side deadwax - stamped
ZSP-56076-1AD PB side deadwax - stamped
O ZSP-56077-1AHRunout Side A Variant 2
ZSP-56076-1AF ORunout Side B Variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Canada | Columbia 4-42332First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Greece | CBS BA 301011 / CBS 4-42332First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Italy | CBS BA 121002 / CBS BA 121.002First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Netherlands | CBS CA 281.110First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Netherlands | CBS 1110First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Columbia JZSP 57734First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia 4-42332First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Columbia 4-42332First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Canada | Columbia 4-42332First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Netherlands | CBS 1.110First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Netherlands | CBS 1.110 / CBS 42332First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Columbia 4-42332First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Columbia 4-42332First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Columbia 4-42332First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia 4-42332First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Coronet KS-5297", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Canada | Columbia 4-423327", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | CBS 1.1107", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | New Zealand | Coronet KS5297", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Columbia JZSP 568137", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | Columbia Special ProductsFlexi-disc, 6", 33 ⅓ RPM, Shape, Single Sided, Single, Card Backed, Picture Disc, Stereo · Picture disc | Flexi-disc, 6", 33 ⅓ RPM, Shape, Single Sided, Single, Card Backed, Picture Disc, Stereo · Picture disc |
29 vinyl pressings of I Left My Heart In San Francisco are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1962 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, Canada, Netherlands, Greece and more. One of them is Columbia 4-42332, released February 2, 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-42332, JZSP 57734, 1.110, 281.110) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, · ZSP-56077-1A and ZSP-56077-1B. 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.
