Vinyl pressings
by Freedom · 1971
Through The Years 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.
13 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 8 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.
6360049 1Y//1▽420 1 1 3 04Side A runout, stamped, variant 1
6360049 2Y//1▽420 1 1 04Side B runout, stamped, variant 1
6360049 1Y//1▽420 1 3 1 04Side A runout, stamped, variant 2
6360049 1Y//1▽420 1 2 04Side B runout, stamped, variant 2
10 AA 6360049 1Y 320A side
10 AA 6360049 2Y 320B side
ST-CTN -712315A RSC[logo] AT/MP 8·26·71Runout, side A - etched
ST-CTN- 712316A 8·26·71 AT/MP RSC[logo]Runout, side B - etched
ST-CTN-712315 SPSide 1 label
ST-CTN-172316 SPSide 2 label
ST-CTN-712315A-1 AT/GP 8-26-71Side 1 etched
ST-CTN-712316A-1 8-26-71 AT/GPSide 2 etched
ST-CTN-712315RISide A Label
ST-CTN-712316RISide B Label
ST-CTN 712315A ATI4P 7-26-71Stamped Side A
ST-CTN 712316A ATI4P A-16361 -XStamped Side B
SD 9048 (ST-CTN-712315-MO)Label Side A
SD 9048 (ST-CTN-712316-MO)Label Side B
ST-CTN-712315A -1-11 AT/MP 4·26·71 DRunout, side A - etched
ST-CTN-712316A-1 AT/MP DRunout, side B - etched
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 | Unknown | Vertigo 6360 049First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Australia | Vertigo 6360 049First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Brazil | Vertigo 6360 049First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Cotillion SD 9048First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | Vertigo 6360 049First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Italy | Vertigo L 6360 049First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Vertigo 6360 049First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Cotillion SD 9048First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Cotillion SD 9048First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Cotillion SD 9048First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Cotillion SD 9048First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Cotillion SD 9048First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Vertigo 6360 049First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Italy | Akarma AK 222LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Spain | Sommor SOMM015LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
15 vinyl pressings of Through The Years are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1971 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in UK, US, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Vertigo 6360 049, released August 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6360 049, SD 9048, L 6360 049) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6360049 1Y//1▽420 1 1 3 04 and 6360049 2Y//1▽420 1 1 04. 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.
