Vinyl pressings
by ZZ Top · 1975
Tush was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
33 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 12 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.
ZCL-8116-2 STERLING RLA-side runout, etched (STERLING stamped)
ZCL-8117-1 TIIIB-side runout, etched
ZCL-8116 -2 STERLING TIIVar 2: Run-out Side A, etched (STERLING stamped)
ZCL-8117-1 TIIIIVar 2: Run-out Side B, etched
ZCL 8116Side A
ZCL 8117Side B
ZCL-8116 BEST 6-6-75 STERLING RLRunout A
ZCL-8117 BEST 6-6-75Runout B
zcl8116bwLabel A
zcl8117bwLabel B
ZCL 8116 PHLabel A
ZCL 8117 PHLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | London Records HL-10889First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Canada | London Records L. 220First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | London Records L. 220First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Canada | London Records L.220First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | France | London Records 86.501First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Germany | Nova 6.11 718 / Nova 6.11718 ACFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Nova 6.11718 AC / Nova 6.11718First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Italy | London Records HL 10495First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | London Records TOP-1967First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Japan | London Records TOP-1967First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Mexico | London Records 45/10681First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Mexico | London Records 45/10681First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | New Zealand | London Records NZL 1081 / London American Recordings NZL 1081First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Peru | London Records 01.05.622First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Peru | London Records 01.05.622First year7", Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 17.6337", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | London Records 5N-2207", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
41 vinyl pressings of Tush are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1975 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is London Records 5N-220, released July 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5N-220, 220, 5N-220-DJ, HLU 10495) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZCL-8116-2 STERLING RL and ZCL-8117-1 TIII. 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.
