Vinyl pressings
by Hoyt Axton · 1969
My Griffin Is Gone was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
P 0 XSM-138925-1C A1Variant 1, side A etched except stamped P, 0, A1
P P 0 XSM138926-1D B4Variant 1, side B stamped
P o XSM 138925 -1C B 3Variant 2, side A stamped
o XSM138926-1D P 3 BVariant 2, side B stamped
T 0 XSM-138925-1ASide 1, etched
T 0 XSM138926-1ASide 2, stamped
Ƨ 1 XSM 138925 -1B o A3A-Side Runout Etching
Ƨ 1 XSM 138926 -1B o A2A-Side Runout Etching
XSM 138925Side A Label
XSM 138926Side B Label
SBPG 63588-A1Side A
SBPG 63588-B1Side B
63588-A1
63588-B1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | UK | CBS S 63588First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | CBS M 63588First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | US | Columbia CS 9766First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Columbia CS 9766First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Columbia CS 9766First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Columbia CS 9766First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Columbia CS 9766LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | US | Columbia C 33103 / Columbia 33103LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | US | Columbia KC 33103LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | US | Columbia C 33103 / Columbia 33103LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | US | Columbia C 33103 / Columbia AL 33103LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Columbia 33103 / Columbia C 33103LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia 33103 / Columbia PC 33103LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of My Griffin Is Gone are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1969 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Columbia CS 9766.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 9766, S 63588, M 63588) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P 0 XSM-138925-1C A1 and P P 0 XSM138926-1D B4. 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.
