Vinyl pressings
by Chuck Berry · 1974
Golden Decade Volume 3 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.
11 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 7 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.
S 2 2CH 60028 A 1A-R ASide A runout, variant 1
S 2 2CH 60028-B R 1A ASide B runout, variant 1
1 2 cH 6002BC R1 1B + A1Side C runout, variant 1
1 2CH60028D 1B R1 + ASide D runout, variant 1
2CH60028-A ·8· PA side runout
2CH60028-B ·8· PB side runout
2CH60028 C X RE2 P PC side runout
2CH60028 [C"] A1 PD side runout
2CH60028-ASide 1 Matrix Etchings
2CH 60028-BSide 2 Matrix Etchings
2CH60028 C R1Side 3 Matrix Etchings
2CH60028 DSide 4 Matrix Etchings
S 2 2CH 60028 A 1A-R ASide 1 Matrix Etchings
S 2 2CH 60028-B R 1A ASide 2 Matrix Etchings
1 2 cH 6002BC R1 1B + A1Side 3 Matrix Etchings
1 2CH60028D 1B R1 + ASide 4 Matrix Etchings
6499880 1▿//1 420 05 114Side A runout
6449980 2▿//1 420 05 1 1 1Side B runout
6499881 1▿//2 420 05 1 1 2Side C runout
6499881 2▿//1 420 05 11 5Side D runout
40 CHD 60028 2L
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 | Canada | Chess CH-60028 2First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | Canada | Chess 9033-60028First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | France | Chess CH 50039First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | Germany | Bellaphon BLST 6561 / Chess BLST 6561First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1974 | Sweden | Sonet GPD-10032First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | UK | Chess 6641 177 / Chess 6499 880First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1974 | US | Chess 2CH 60028First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | US | Chess 2CH 60028First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Chess 2CH 60028First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Chess 2CH 60028 / Chess 2CH-60028First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | Italy | Chess CHD60028First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | France | Vogue 427010B1LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Canada | Chess CH-60028 2LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1981 | France | Chess 427010LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1986 | Finland | Chess DLP 211LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | France | Chess 427010LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Chess 2CHLS 007LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Golden Decade Volume 3 are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1974 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Italy, Canada and more. One of them is Chess 2CH 60028.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2CH 60028, 6641 177, CHD60028, CH-60028 2) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S 2 2CH 60028 A 1A-R A and S 2 2CH 60028-B R 1A A. 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.
