Vinyl pressings
by Clarence Reid · 1971
Good Old Days / Ten Tons Of Dynamite was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. 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 1971, the album's first year, in 2 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.
AL-23402-6 [MR logo] △86915 AT/DKA-side Runout
AL-23402-6 [MR logo] △86915-X AT/DKB-side Runout
AL-23402-MOA-side Label
AL-23403-MOB-side Label
AL-23402 SPA Side
AL-23403 SPB Side
AL-23402-PLA Side
AL-23403-PLB Side
AL-23402 SPLabel, side A
AL-23403 SPLabel, side B
AL-23402 SPLabel, side A
AL-23403 SPLabel, side B
AL-23402-3 AT/DKEtched side A
AL-23403-34 AT/DKEtched side B
AL-23402-PLLabel side A
AL-23403-PLLabel side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Jamaica | Atlantic 45-4603First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | US | Alston Records 45-4603First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1971 | US | Alston Records 45-4603First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Alston Records 45-4603First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | US | Alston Records 45-4603First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | US | Alston Records 45-4603First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Alston Records 45-4603First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1972 | Brazil | ATCO Records ATCS-10.0077", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1973 | UK | Atlantic K 102767", Single | 7", Single |
| 1973 | UK | Atlantic K 102767", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | UK | Atlantic K 102767", Single | 7", Single |
11 vinyl pressings of Good Old Days / Ten Tons Of Dynamite are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1971 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Jamaica. One of them is Alston Records 45-4603, released December 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-4603) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-23402-6 [MR logo] △86915 AT/DK and AL-23402-6 [MR logo] △86915-X AT/DK. 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.
