US
1971- Label and catalog number
- Capitol Records ST-690
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · Green Label, Winchester Pressing
Vinyl pressings
by Goose Creek Symphony · 1971
Welcome To Goose Creek 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.
8 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 3 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.
ST1 690 HI #1 ()A side runout, variant 1
ST2 690 HI #2 ()B side runout, variant 1
ST1 690 H1 #2 ()A side runout, variant 2
ST2 690 H1 #2 ()B side runout, variant 2
ST1-690-W2 [IAM in triangle]A Side Matrix
ST2-690-W3 [IAM in triangle]B Side Matrix
ST1-690A Side Label
ST2-690B Side Label
1-690-F-3 2 ✲Side A
2-690-F-3 1 ✲Side B
ST 1-690Side A, label
ST 2-690Side B, label
ST1 690 HI #2 ()A side runout, variant 1
ST2 690 HI #1 ()B side runout, variant 1
ST 1-690A side label
ST 2-690B side label
ST-690-A
ST-690-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 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-690First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-690First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | France | Capitol Records 2C062-80840First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records ST-690First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records ST-690LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records ST-690First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records ST-690First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records ST-690First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records ST-690First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records ST-690LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | US | Capitol Records ST-690LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records ST-690LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Italy | EMI 3 C062 80840 / Capitol Records 3C062 80840LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST-690LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST-690LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST-690LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Welcome To Goose Creek are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1971 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Canada, France. One of them is Capitol Records ST-690.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-690, 2C062-80840) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.