Vinyl pressings
by Gordon Lightfoot · 1972
Old Dan's Records was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 10 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.
T MS-2116 31504-1-1Side I runout, variant 1
T MS-2116 31505-1-2Side II runout, variant 1
T1 MS-2116 31504-1-1Side I runout, variant 2
T1 MS-2116 31505-1-1Side II runout, variant 2
MS-2116 31504-1 B5Side A, variant 1
MS-2116 31505-1 CSide B, variant 1
MS-2116-A 31504-1BSide A, variant 2
MS-2116-B 31505-1BSide B, variant 2
S 1 MS-2116-A 31504-1BSide A runout variant 1
S 1 MS 2116-B 31505-1B A9Side B runout variant 1
S1 MS-2116 A 31504-1A A5Side A runout variant 2
S1 MS 2116-B 31505-1B A3Side B runout variant 2
\ MS-2116 A 31504-1AA Side runout
\ MS-2116-B 31505-1BB Side runout
MS-2116-A 31504-1BRunout A variant 1
MS-2116-B 31505-1BRunout B variant 1
\ MS-2116 A 31504-1A ARunout A variant 2
\ MS 2116-B 31505-1B ARunout B variant 2
K 44219 A1Runout A stamped
K 44219 B1Runout B stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Reprise Records MS 2116First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2116First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2116First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 219First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 219First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Israel | Reprise Records MS2116First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Reprise Records P-8296RFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Reprise Records RS 2116LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Reprise Records RS 2116 / Reprise Records RS.2116First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | South Africa | Reprise Records RRC 2116First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Spain | Reprise Records HRES 291-44 / Hispavox HRES 291-44First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Reprise Records K 44219First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Reprise Records K 44219 / Reprise Records MS 2116First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records MS 2116First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records MS 2116First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2116LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2116LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 219LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Reprise Records SW-94873LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | Reprise Records MS 2116LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
27 vinyl pressings of Old Dan's Records are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1972 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Reprise Records MS 2116.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 2116, M2116, K 44219, REP 44 219) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T MS-2116 31504-1-1 and T MS-2116 31505-1-2. 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.
