Vinyl pressings
by Crosby, Stills & Nash · 1977
Just A Song Before I Go / Dark Star was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 14 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.
ST-A-33633-3 - I - I ᴘʀᴄRun-out Side A, etched
ST A 33634 - 3- I-I JB ᴘʀᴄRun-out Side B, etched
ST-A-33633 RILabel side A
ST-A-33634 RILabel side B
STA 33633-7 SPRunout groove side A
STA 33634-7 SPRunout groove side B
ST-A-33633 SPLabel side A
ST-A-33634 SPLabel side B
STA 33633-5Runout groove side A
STA 33634-6Runout groove side B
ST-A-33633 MOLabel side A
ST-A-33634 MOLabel side B
STA - 33634 - 8 SP ARPAB Side
STA 33633 - 1 SP ARPA
STA-33633-1 SP JBStereo runout, etched
A-33-633-1 SP JBMono runout, etched
ST-A-33633 SPStereo label
A-33633 SPMono 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Atlantic 45 3401First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Belgium | Atlantic 10947First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1977 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3401First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | El Salvador | Atlantic CA-10131First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | France | Atlantic 10947First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 10947First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Italy | Atlantic W 10947First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Japan | Atlantic P-188AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 10947 / Atlantic 3401xFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Atlantic 3401First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Portugal | Atlantic NS 28 178 / Alvorada NS 28 178First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Spain | Atlantic 45-1537 / Hispavox 45-1537 (SN)First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1977 | US | Atlantic 3401 / Atlantic # 3401First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Atlantic 3401First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | US | Atlantic 3401First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Peru | Atlantic 0003401.87", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
23 vinyl pressings of Just A Song Before I Go / Dark Star are listed here, from 15 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Atlantic 3401, released May 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3401, K 10947, 45 3401, 10947) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-33633-3 - I - I ᴘʀᴄ and ST A 33634 - 3- I-I JB ᴘʀᴄ. 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.
