Vinyl pressings
by Joan Baez · 1976
Golden Hour Presents Joan Baez was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 4 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.
GH 843 A-4 ΔMB – BNVariant 1: A-side runout
GH 843 B-3 <>MB – CLVariant 1: B-side runout
GH 843 A-4 ΔMB 2 HVariant 2: A-side runout
GH 843 B-3 ◇MB 1 DSVariant 2: B-side runout
GH 843 A.-1 △G 31 VSide A runout, variant 1
GH 843 B-2 △G 4 KSide B runout, variant 1
GH 843 A.-1 △G 31 A JSide A runout, variant 2
GH 843 B-2 △G 4 A FSide B runout, variant 2
GH 843 A-4 △MBRunout side A
GH 843 B-3<>MBRunout side B
GH 843 A.-1 △G 7 CSide A runout, variant 1
GH 843 B-2 △G 6 TSide B runout, variant 1
GH 843 A-1 △G 3 ACSide A runout, variant 2
GH 843 B-2△G 4 TSide B runout, variant 2
GH 843 A-4 ΔMB _ RRunout side A
GH 843 B-3◇MB _ AORunout side B
GH 843-ALabel side A
GH 843-BLabel side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Summit SRA 295 087First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Australia | Golden Hour GH 843First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Ireland | Golden Hour GH 843First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Astor ASTLP 2056First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | UK | Golden Hour GH 843First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | Golden Hour 800 198 241 / Golden Hour GH 843First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | UK | Golden Hour GH 843First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1976 | UK | Golden Hour GH 843First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | UK | Golden Hour GH 843First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | UK | Golden Hour GH 843First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1976 | UK | Golden Hour GH 843First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Golden Hour GH 843 / Golden Hour GH-843LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
12 vinyl pressings of Golden Hour Presents Joan Baez are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand. One of them is Golden Hour GH 843.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GH 843, 800 198 241, SRA 295 087, ASTLP 2056) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GH 843 A-4 ΔMB – BN and GH 843 B-3 <>MB – CL. 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.
