Vinyl pressings
by Bob Dylan · 1974
Before The Flood was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
44 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 20 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.
AB-201-A-2 CSM KENDUNA Side runout variant 1
AB-201-B-2 CSM KENDUNB Side runout variant 1
AB-201-C-2 CSM KENDUNC Side runout variant 1
AB-201-D-3 CSM KENDUND Side runout variant 1
AB-201-A-8 MON KENDUN MR v △19073 (1) AA-side etched ["KENDUN" & "MR" stamped, "MR" encircled]]
AB-201-B-9-MON-EX KENDUN MR △19073-X (3) AB-side etched ["KENDUN" & "MR" stamped, "MR" encircled]
AB-201-C8-MON KENDUN MR △19074 (2)C-side etched ["KENDUN" & "MR" stamped, "MR" encircled]
AB-201-D-8 MON KENDUN MR v △19074-X (1) BD-side etched ["KENDUN" & "MR" stamped, "MR" encircled]
T1 AB-201-A-4 CTH KENDUNSide A runout, variant 1
T2 AB-201-AB4 CTH KENDUN A̶Side B runout, variant 1
T2 AB-201-C-4 CTH KENDUNSide C runout, variant 1
T2 AB-201-D4-CP-CTH KENDUN C̶P̶Side D runout, variant 1
AB-201-A-10 RCAHA Side etched
AB-201-B-10 RCAHB Side etched
AB-201-C-10 RCAHC Side etched
AB-201-D-10 RCAHD Side etched
AB-201-A-SP KENDUN SRCSide A - etched, Kendun, SRC - stamped
AB-201-B-SP KENDUN SRCSide B - etched, Kendun, SRC - stamped
AB-201-C-SP KENDUN SRCSide C - etched, Kendun, SRC - stamped
AB-201-D-SP KENDUN SRCSide D - etched, Kendun, SRC - stamped
AB-201-A-10 RCAIA Side etched
AB-201-B-10 RCAIB Side etched
AB-201-C-10 RCAIC Side etched
AB-201-D-10 RCAID Side etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Asylum Records AB 201 / Asylum Records AB-201First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Brazil | Asylum Records ASYLP 50.007/50.008 / Continental 3-06-404-007/008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Brazil | Asylum Records ASYLP 50.007/50.008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Asylum Records AB-201First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Asylum Records AB-201First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Asylum Records AB 201 / Asylum Records AB-201First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Asylum Records 63 000First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | Asylum Records AS 63 000First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | Asylum Records AS 63 000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Asylum Records AS 63 000First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | Germany | Asylum Records AS 63 000 / Asylum Records AB 201First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | Asylum Records AS 63 000First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | Asylum Records AS 63 000First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Greece | Asylum Records 0443/4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Israel | Elektra AB 201First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | CBS S2BP 220245LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Australia | CBS S2BP 220245LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1982 | Europe | CBS CBS 22137 / Columbia KG 37661LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Italy | CBS CBS 22137LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Japan | CBS/Sony 36AP 2348~9LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | South Africa | CBS AGP 121/122LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Spain | CBS S 88565LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | Columbia KG 37661 / Columbia C 37662LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | Columbia KG 37661LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Columbia KG 37661 / Columbia C 37662LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | Columbia KG 37661 / Columbia C 37662LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Europe | CBS 22137 / CBS CBS 22137LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | US | Columbia CG 37661LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | US | Columbia CG 37661LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | Spain | CBS CBS 22137LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Spain | CBS S 88565LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP340LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 2-426 / Columbia 88697948141LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2017 | Europe | Columbia 88985451741LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 2019 | Unknown | Columbia CG 37661LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2019 | Italy | Columbia CG 37661LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UK | Columbia CG 37661LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2023 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 2-426 / Columbia 88697948141LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Asylum Records 3-06-404-007/008LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Asylum Records AB-201LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Asylum Records AB 201 / Asylum Records AB-201LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Columbia COL 22137 1 / Columbia 22137LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Asylum Records AS 63 000 / Asylum Records (AS 201)LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Columbia CBS 22137 / Columbia KG 37661LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Asylum Records AS 63 000 / Asylum Records AS 201LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Asylum Records AS 63 000 / Asylum Records (AS 201)LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Asylum Records AS 63000 / Asylum Records AB 201LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Ireland | CBS 22137LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Israel | CBS CBS 22137LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | Asylum Records AS 63 000LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | CBS CBS 22137 / CBS KG 37661LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Asylum Records AS 63 000 / Asylum Records AS 201LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Asylum Records AS 63 000 / Asylum Records AS 201LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
107 vinyl pressings of Before The Flood are listed here, from 24 countries, released between 1974 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, France, Australia and more. One of them is Asylum Records AB 201, released June 3, 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AB 201, AB-201, IDBD-1, 63000) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AB-201-A-2 CSM KENDUN and AB-201-B-2 CSM KENDUN. 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.
