Vinyl pressings
by Herb Ellis · 1974
Two For The Road was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. 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 1974, the album's first year, in 5 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.
2310-0714A-PP1037 1 | KENDUNSide 1 [Etched | Stamped]
2310-0714B-PP1037 1 | KENDUNSide 2 [Etched | Stamped]
2310714 A//1 420 05 1 1 1 5Side 1 runout, stamped
2310714 420 05 B//1 1 1 7Side 2 runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | France | Pablo Records 2310714First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Pablo Records 2310 714First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Pablo Records 2310 714First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Italy | Pablo Records 2310 714 AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Pablo Records 2310 714First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Pablo Records 2310714 / Pablo Records 2310-0714First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Pablo Records 2310714 / Pablo Records 2310-0714First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Pablo Records 2310714 / Pablo Records 2310-714First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Pablo Records 2310-0714LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Pablo Records 2310 714LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Pablo Records MW 2111LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Japan | Pablo Records MTF 1014LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Yugoslavia | Pablo Records 2310 714 / PGP RTB LP 4409LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | US | Musical Heritage Society MHS 7177K / Musical Heritage Society MHS 7177LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Pablo Records 2310 714LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Pablo Records 2310714 / Pablo Records 2310-0714LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Pablo Records 2310714 / Pablo Records 2310-0714LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Two For The Road are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1974 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, France, Germany and more. One of them is Pablo Records 2310714.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2310714, 2310 714, 2310 714 A) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2310-0714A-PP1037 1 | KENDUN and 2310-0714B-PP1037 1 | KENDUN. 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.
