Vinyl pressings
by Jackson Browne · 1973
Redneck Friend / These Times You've Come was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 7 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.
ST-11023-A SRC S̶T̶-̶A̶S̶-̶2̶6̶8̶6̶2̶-̶2̶ 1-1 [artisan logo]A-Side Runout Etching
ST-11023-B SRC S̶T̶-̶A̶S̶-̶2̶6̶9̶9̶8̶-̶2̶ [artisan logo] 1-1B-Side Runout Etching
AS-11023-AA-Side Label
AS-11023-BB-Side Label
ST-11023-ACSM AS-11023-A-1CSM (Artisan logo) sssA runout
ST-11023-BCSM AS-11023-B-1CSM (Artisan logo) sssB runout
AS-11023-AA label
AS-11023-BB label
ST-11023-A ST-AS2862-3 10 PP [artisan logo]Runout A
ST-11023-B SRC S̶T̶-̶A̶S̶2̶6̶8̶6̶3̶-3 PP [artisan logo] 1-1Runout B
AS-11023-ALabel A
AS-11023-BLabel B
M-11023-A SPMono label
ST-11023-A SRCStereo label
AS-26862-6-RE [Artisan logo] [circled MR logo] Δ92169Mono runout, text etched, symbols stamped
ST-AS-26862-12-RE [Artisan logo] [circled MR logo] Δ92170Stereo runout, text etched, symbols 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Canada | Asylum Records AS 11023First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1973 | France | Asylum Records 13 001 / Asylum Records AS 11023First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Japan | Asylum Records P-1267YFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Japan | Asylum Records P-1267YFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | Asylum Records AS-11023-AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | Asylum Records AS-11023First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Asylum Records AS-11023-AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | Asylum Records AS-11023First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Asylum Records AS-11023-AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | Asylum Records AS-11023First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Asylum Records AS 13 001 / Asylum Records AS 11023First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Asylum Records AS 13 001 / Asylum Records AS 13001First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Asylum Records AS.11023First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | UK | Asylum Records AYM 522First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
14 vinyl pressings of Redneck Friend / These Times You've Come are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Germany, New Zealand and more. One of them is Asylum Records AS-11023.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AS-11023, AS-11023-A, AYM 522, AS 13 001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-11023-A SRC S̶T̶-̶A̶S̶-̶2̶6̶8̶6̶2̶-̶2̶ 1-1 [artisan logo] and ST-11023-B SRC S̶T̶-̶A̶S̶-̶2̶6̶9̶9̶8̶-̶2̶ [artisan logo] 1-1. 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.
