Vinyl pressings
by Jerry Jeff Walker · 1969
Five Years 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 2 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-C-691603 - A LW AT WSide A (etched)
ST-C-691604 - A LW AT SS WSide B (etched)
(ST-C-691603PR)Side A (on label)
(ST-C-691604PR)Side B (on label)
CTH ST-C-691603-1A TRunout, side A, stamped
o CTH ST-C-691604-1A TRunout side B, stamped
(ST-C-691603CTH)Label, side A
(ST-C-691604CTH)Label, Side B
ST-C-691603-MO - B B MR LW AT △13492 RG W SSSide A runout
ST-C-691604-MO- B BRE MR LW AT △13492-X SS RG WSide B runout
ST-C-691603-MOSide A label
ST-C-691604-MOSide B label
SD-33-297 S-1 -2 G MSide 1 Runout Etched
SD-33-297 - S2 G MSide 2 Runout Etched
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 | Canada | ATCO Records SD 33-297First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | ATCO Records 33-297First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1969 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-297First yearLP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-297LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1969 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-297First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-297First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-297First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Japan | Atlantic P-7610A / ATCO Records P-7610ALP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1977 | Japan | Atlantic P-7610A / ATCO Records P-7610ALP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Unknown | Music On Vinyl MOVLP3377LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 50466LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Five Years Gone are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1969 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Canada. One of them is ATCO Records SD 33-297, released July 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 33-297, 33-297) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-C-691603 - A LW AT W and ST-C-691604 - A LW AT SS W. 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.
