Vinyl pressings
by Beggars Opera · 1972
Pathfinder 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.
8 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
6360073 1*//1 420 1 1 3Side A variant 2 stamped
6360073 1*//1 420 1 1 3Side B variant 2 stamped
6360073 1Y//1∇420 1 1 5 04Variant 3
6360073 2Y//1∇420 1 1 5 04Variant 3
200 6360 073 A1 JFRunout etching side A [JF circled]
200 6360 073 B1 JFRunout etching side B [JF circled]
6360-073-A-2 Y.CSide A
6360-073-B Y.CSide B
10 AA 6360073 1Y 320Runout side A variant 1
10 AA 6360073 2Y 320Runout side B variant 1
10 AA 6360073 1Y 320 BRunout side A variant 2
10 AA 6360073 2Y 320 DRunout side B variant 2
▿ = 6360 073 ▿ 1 = 1 * 520 100772 ↾Runout side A, etched
▿ = 6360 073 ▿ 2 = 1 * 520 100772 ↾Runout side B, etched
6360 073.2Label side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Vertigo 6360 073First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Brazil | Vertigo 6360 073First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Vertigo 6360 073First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Vertigo 6360 073First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Italy | Vertigo 6360 073 / Vertigo 6360 073 LFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | South Africa | Vertigo 6360 073First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Spain | Vertigo 63 60 073First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Vertigo 6360 073First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Vertigo 6360 073 / Vertigo 6360073LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | UK | Vertigo 6360 073LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Vertigo RJ-7224LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Japan | Vertigo RJ-7224LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | South Korea | Vertigo SRML 0026LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Vertigo 6360 073LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Unknown | Vertigo 6360 073LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Vertigo 6360 073 / Vertigo 6360-073LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Vertigo 6360-073LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6360 073LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6360 073LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6360 073LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Vertigo 6360 073LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | Vertigo 6360 073LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
22 vinyl pressings of Pathfinder are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1972 and 1994.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in UK, Australia, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Vertigo 6360 073.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6360 073, 63 60 073) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6360073 1*//1 420 1 1 3 and 6360073 1*//1 420 1 1 3. 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.
