Vinyl pressings
by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young · 1970
Woodstock / Helpless was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
36 pressings came out in 1970, 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.
A - 18449 - 1 AT LW WRunout side A, variant 1, stamped & etched
A - 18448 - 1 LW AT WRunout side B, variant 1, stamped & etched
A-18449-13 LW W ATRunout side A, variant 2, etched
A-18448-11 LW AT WRunout side B, variant 2, etched
A-18449-3 LW W AT SRCA runout - variant 1
A-18448-3 LW AT W SRCB runout - variant 1
A-18449-2 LW W AT SRCA runout - variant 2
A-18448-1 LW AT W SRCB runout - variant 2
A-18449-MOSide A
A-18448-MOSide B
A-18449-1 AT LW ∆80087-X WSide A Runout
A-18448-2 W LW AT ∆80087 WSide B Runout
A-18449-3 LW W ATSide A
A - 18449 - 1 AT LW WRunout side A, variant 1, stamped & etched
A - 18448 - 1 LW AT WRunout side B, variant 1, stamped & etched
A-18449-13 LW W ATRunout side A, variant 2, etched
A-18448-11 LW AT WRunout side B, variant 2, etched
ST-A-18449-1 LW AT ab W SRCSide A deadwax
ST-A-18448-1 SRC LW AT ab WSide B deadwax
ST-A18449 SPSide A label
ST-A-18448 SPSide B 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 | Atlantic ATS 500First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Australia | Atlantic AK-3591First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Belgium | Atlantic BE 650197First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1970 | Brazil | ATCO Records ACS 205.030First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Canada | Atlantic AT. 2723First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Canada | Atlantic AT. 2723First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Costa Rica | Atlantic 70023First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | France | Atlantic 650197 / Atlantic 650 197First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | France | Atlantic 650197 / Atlantic 650 197First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | France | Atlantic 650197 / Atlantic 650 197First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | France | Atlantic 650197 / Atlantic 650 197First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Germany | Atlantic Atl. 70.430First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Greece | Atlantic 2019 009First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Japan | Atlantic DT-1155First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Japan | Atlantic DT-1155First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Lebanon | Atlantic 27337", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Philippines | Atlantic 45-27237", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
43 vinyl pressings of Woodstock / Helpless are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1970 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Italy, Australia and more. One of them is Atlantic 45-2723, released March 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2723, ATS 500, 2091-010, ATL-NP 03157) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A - 18449 - 1 AT LW W and A - 18448 - 1 LW AT W. 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.
