Vinyl pressings
by Jefferson Airplane · 1967
Ballad Of You & Me & Pooneil was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. 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 1967, the album's first year, in 9 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.
UPKM-5520-14S A3Runout, side A, etched, variant 1
UPKM-5521-13SRunout, side B, etched, variant 1
UPKM-5520-14S A1 IRunout, side A, etched, variant 2
UPKM-5521-13S A2 IRunout, side B, etched, variant 2
UPKM-5520Label A
UPKM-5521Label B
UPKM-5520-10S A1 RRunout A, stamped exc. "A"
UPKM-5521-10S A2 RRunout B, stamped exc. "A"
UPKM-5520-10S A2 RRunout A variant 2: stamped exc. "A"
UPKM-5521-10S A1 RRunout A variant 2: stamped exc. "A"
UPKM -5520--4S HSide 1: [stamped]
UPKM -5521--4S HSide 2: [stamped]
UPKM-5520Label A
UPKM-5521Label B
UPKM-5520-1C C 1Runout A side
UPKM-5521-1C C 1Runout B side
UPKM 5520Label A side
UPKM 5521Label B side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | RCA Victor 47-9297First year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Australia | RCA 47-9297First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | France | RCA Victor 49.514First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | RCA Victor 47-9297First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Germany | RCA Victor 47-9297First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Germany | RCA Victor 47-9297First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Japan | Victor SS-1771First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Japan | Victor SS-1771First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Mexico | RCA Victor 76-2495First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | New Zealand | RCA Victor 47-9297First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | RCA Victor 47-9297First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | US | RCA Victor 47-9297First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | RCA Victor 47-9297First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | RCA Victor 47-9297First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Canada | RCA Victor 47-9297First year7", Single, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono | 7", Single, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | RCA Victor 31A-11877" | 7" |
| ? | Greece | RCA Victor 47g 13447", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Lebanon | Vik VK 1157", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor 47-92977", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
22 vinyl pressings of Ballad Of You & Me & Pooneil are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is RCA Victor 47-9297.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 47-9297, RCA 1647, 49.514, SS-1771) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UPKM-5520-14S A3 and UPKM-5521-13S. 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.
