Vinyl pressings
by Tony Bennett · 1963
The Good Life / Spring In Manhattan was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 4 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-59749-1AGRunout Side A (stamped), variant 1
ZSP-59764-1AKRunout Side B (stamped), variant 1
ZSP-59749-1B TIIIIIIRunout Side A (stamped), variant 2
ZSP-59764-1B TIIIRunout Side B (stamped), variant 2
ZSP-59749-1AH HRunout Side A (stamped), variant 1
ZSP-59764-1D HHHRunout Side B (stamped), variant 1
ZSP-59749-1C HHHHRunout Side A (stamped), HHHH etched, variant 2
ZSP-59764-1C HHHHRunout Side B (stamped), HHHH etched, variant 2
ZSP 59749Label Side A
ZSP 59764Label Side B
J ZSP-59749-1AkSide A Stamped
ZSP-59764-1ADSide B Stamped
JZSP 59749Label Side A
JZSP 59764Label Side B
JZSP 59749Label Side A
JZSP 59764Label Side B
AAG 153 ∇ 1F ∇1 // 420 1 1 1Etched Side A
AAG 153 ∇ 2F ∇1 // 420 1 1 5Etched Side B
AAG 153 ∇ 1F ∇1 // 420 1 1 3Variant 2 - Runout A-side
AAG 153 ∇ 2F ∇1 // 420 1 1 0Variant 2 - Runout B-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | Columbia 4-42779First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Netherlands | CBS 1.205First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | CBS AAG 153First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Columbia 4-42779First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Columbia 4-42779First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Columbia 4-42779First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1963 | US | Columbia 4-42779First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Columbia 4-42779First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS BA-2210467", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Netherlands | CBS CA 281.2057", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of The Good Life / Spring In Manhattan are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Canada, Netherlands. One of them is Columbia 4-42779.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-42779, AAG 153, 1.205) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP-59749-1AG and ZSP-59764-1AK. 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.
