Vinyl pressings
by Blues Magoos · 1970
Gulf Coast Bound was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 3 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.
ABCS-710-A RSide A runout, variant 1
ABCS-710-B ABC RSide B runout, variant 1
ABCS-710-A RL LWSide A runout, variant 2
ABCS-710-B ABC LW RLSide B runout, variant 2
ABCS-710-A RL LW T2mSide A runout, etched
ABCS 710-B ABC LW RL T2mSide B runout, etched
ABCS-710-ASide A label
ABCS-710-BSide B label
ABCS-710-A RL LWSide A runout
ABCS-710-B ABC LW RLSide B runout
ABCS-710-BSide A label
ABCS-710-BSide B label
ABCS-710-A RL (MR) LW △15227Side A runout
ABCS-710-ASide A label
ABCS-710-BSide B label
ABCS 710-B ABC (MR) LW RL △15227-X
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Probe SPBA 3033First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Colombia | ABC Records ABCS-710First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | ABC Records ABCS-710First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | ABC Records ABCS-710First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | ABC Records ABCS-710First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | ABC Records ABCS-710First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | ABC Records ABCS-710First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Probe SPB 1024LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1971 | Japan | ABC Records SR-627LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Probe SPB 1024 / Probe 1E 062 ◦ 92163LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Europe | Life Goes On Records LIFE048LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | ABC Records 28 682 XAT / ABC Records ABCS-710LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | ABC Records ABCS-710LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | ABC Records ABCS-710LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Uruguay | Odeon SURL - 20750LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Gulf Coast Bound are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1970 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Australia, Colombia. One of them is ABC Records ABCS-710.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ABCS-710, SPBA 3033) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ABCS-710-A R and ABCS-710-B ABC R. 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.
