Vinyl pressings
by Bob Dylan · 2015
Troubled Troubador was first pressed on vinyl in 2015. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 2015, the album's first year. 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.
88875064261 - A STERLING RKS ⓊSide A runout
88875064261 - B STERLING RKS ⓊSide B runout
88875064261ASide A label
88875064261BSide B label
888 750642 81-A Sterling RKSRunout, Side A
888 750642 81-B Sterling RKSRunout, Side B
88875064261ALabel, Side A
88875064261BLabel, Side B
88875-06428-1-A STERLING RKS ⓤA-Side Runout
88875-06428-1-B RKS STERLING ⓤB-Side Runout
88875064261AA-Side Label
88875064261BB-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Unknown | Not On Label (Bob Dylan)LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1970 | US | Trade Mark Of Quality 1856LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1970 | US | Trade Mark Of Quality BD 516LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 1970 | US | Trade Mark Of QualityLP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 1970 | US | Trade Mark Of Quality TMQ 71045LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1970 | US | Not On Label (Bob Dylan)LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1971 | US | Trade Mark Of Quality TMQ 71045LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 1974 | US | Berkeley Records 2014LP, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial |
| 1974 | US | Trade Mark Of Quality TMOQ 1856LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | Other Peoples Music OPM 271 / Columbia 88875064261First yearLP, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Numbered, Mono · Mono, Limited, Numbered | LP, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Numbered, Mono · Mono, Limited, Numbered |
| 2015 | US | Other Peoples Music OPM 261First yearLP, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Numbered, Mono · Mono, Limited, Numbered | LP, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Numbered, Mono · Mono, Limited, Numbered |
| 2015 | US | Other Peoples Music OPM 281First yearLP, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Numbered, Mono · Mono, Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Numbered, Mono · Mono, Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Trade Mark Of Quality 1856LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
13 vinyl pressings of Troubled Troubador are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1970 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 2015, in US. One of them is Other Peoples Music OPM 271, released April 18, 2015.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use OPM 271, OPM 261, OPM 281) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 88875064261 - A STERLING RKS Ⓤ and 88875064261 - B STERLING RKS Ⓤ. 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.
