Vinyl pressings
by Arlo Guthrie · 1972
The City Of New Orleans was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 10 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.
PCA-0342-S-1C ᵀᴵRun-out Side A, stamped (Variant 1)
PCA-0582-S-1C ᵀᴵRun-out Side B, stamped (Variant 1)
PCA 0342 S 1E T ᵀᴵRun-out Side A, stamped (Variant 2)
PCA 0582 S 1E T ᵀᴵRun-out Side B, stamped (Variant 2)
REP-1103 PCA-0342-S 1B DL SSSSSSide A Runout, etched
REP-1103 PCA-0582-1A DL SSSSSSide B Runout, etched
(PCA0342)SSide A Label
(PCA0582)SSide B Label
PCA 0342-S-1CRunout A side, variant 1
PCA 0582-S-1CRunout B side, variant 1
PCA 0342-S-1ARunout A side, variant 2
PCA 0582-S-1BRunout B side, variant 2
PCA 0342-S-1Cscribed in deadwax A side
PCA 0582-S-1Cscribed in deadwax 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Reprise Records R 1103First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Brazil | Reprise Records RLCS-4.011First year7" | 7" |
| 1972 | Canada | Reprise Records REP 1103First year7" | 7" |
| 1972 | Canada | Reprise Records REP 1103First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Canada | Reprise Records REP 1103First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1972 | Canada | Reprise Records REP 1103First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | France | Reprise Records 14 202First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Lebanon | Reprise Records RP 5071 / Reprise Records PCA 342First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Reprise Records RO.1103First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | South Africa | Reprise Records R21-184First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | UK | Reprise Records K 14202First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records REP 1103First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records REP 1103First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records REP 1103First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records REP 1103First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 14 202 / Reprise Records RS 11037", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 14 2027", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 14 2027", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 14 202 / Reprise Records RS 11037", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo |
22 vinyl pressings of The City Of New Orleans are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1972 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is Reprise Records REP 1103, released June 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use REP 1103, K 14202, REP 14 202, R 1103) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PCA-0342-S-1C ᵀᴵ and PCA-0582-S-1C ᵀᴵ. 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.
