Vinyl pressings
by Blues Magoos · 1969
Never Goin' Back To Georgia 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.
5 pressings came out in 1969, 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 697 A LW SS LHSide A runout, variant 1
ABCS 697 B LW SS LHSide B runout, variant 1
ABCS 697 A LW SS LH TSMSide A runout, variant 2
ABCS 697 B LW SS LH TSMSide B runout, variant 2
ABCS 697 A MR (circled) LW △14323 SS 4HSide A
ABCS 697 B MR (circled) LW △14323-X SS 4HSide B
ABCS-697A ICPF A 2 pSide A runout, etched, A 2 and p stamped
ABCS 697 B Bell Sound A 2 pSide B runout, stamped
ABCS 697 ASide A label
ABCS 697 BSide B label
ABCS 697On Label
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 | Canada | ABC Records ABCS-697 / ABC Records ABCS 697First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Mexico | Gamma GX 01-375First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | ABC Records ABCS-697First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | ABC Records ABCS-697First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | ABC Records ABCS-697First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | US | ABC Records ABCS-697LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | Japan | Probe IPP-80489LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | ABC Records ABCS-697LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Spain | ABC Records LP-0049LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | ABC Records ABCS-697LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | ABC Records 28 683 XAT / ABC Records ABCS 697LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Never Goin' Back To Georgia are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1969 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Canada, Mexico. One of them is ABC Records ABCS-697.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ABCS-697, GX 01-375) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ABCS 697 A LW SS LH and ABCS 697 B LW SS LH. 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.
