Vinyl pressings
by Arlo Guthrie · 1969
Running Down The Road was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 8 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.
RS-6346-A T 1 30899 1B A4 oSide A runout, variant 1
RS-6346-B T 1 30900 1B A1 oSide B runout, variant 1
RS-6346-A 30899 - 1A T 1 oSide A runout, variant 2
RS-6346-B 30900 - 1A T 1 oSide B runout, variant 2
P o RS-6346-A 30899Side A runout, variant 1
P o RS-6346-B 30900Side B runout, variant 1
P o RS-6346-A 30899 3 ASide A runout, variant 2
P o RS-6346- B 30900 A 3Side B runout, variant 2
S RS-6346-A 30899-1B A10Side A Runout Etched (Variant 1)
S RS-6346-B 30900 1B A5Side B Runout Etched (Variant 1)
S RS-6346-A 30899-1B A9Side A Runout Etched (Variant 2)
S RS-6346-B 30900 1A A1Side B Runout Etched (Variant 2)
30899-1SSide 1 Runout Stamped
30900-1SSide 2 Runout Stamped
1Stamped Both Sides
RS 6346 (30899)Side 1
S 1 RS-6346-A-1B 30899 oSide 1 Runout - Etched [o stamped]
S RS-6346-B 30900 1BSide 2 Runout - Etched [o stamped]
30,899Side A label matrix
30,900Side B label matrix
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Reprise Records RS 6346First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Reprise Records RS 6346 / Reprise Records 6346First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | France | Reprise Records RS. 6346 / Reprise Records SRV. 6113First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Germany | Reprise Records 6346 / Reprise Records RS 6346First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Reprise Records RS 6346First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | South Africa | Reprise Records RRC 6346First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | Reprise Records RSLP 6346First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Reprise Records 6346 / Reprise Records RS 6346First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Reprise Records RS 6346First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Reprise Records RS 6346First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Reprise Records RS 6346First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Reprise Records RS 6346First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Reprise Records RS 6346First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Reprise Records RS 6346LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan | Reprise Records SJET-8200LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Taiwan | Large World LW-436LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1971 | Germany | Reprise Records 44071LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1971 | Italy | Reprise Records RS 6346LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Reprise Records RS 6346LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1975 | US | Reprise Records RS 6346LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1976 | US | Reprise Records RS 6346LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records RS 6346 / Reprise Records 6346LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records RS 6346LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Reprise Records RS 6346 / Reprise Records 6346LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Reprise Records SKAO-93015 / Reprise Records SKAO 93015LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | Reprise Records RS 6346LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Reprise Records SKAO-93015 / Reprise Records SKAO 93015LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
27 vinyl pressings of Running Down The Road are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1969 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Reprise Records 6346.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6346, RS 6346, RSLP 6346, RS. 6346) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RS-6346-A T 1 30899 1B A4 o and RS-6346-B T 1 30900 1B A1 o. 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.
