UK
1967- Label and catalog number
- Fontana TFL 6077Fontana TFL.6077
- Format
- LP, Compilation, Mono
- Runout / matrix
6077 1L//3▽420 3Runout Side A Stamped
6 0 77 2L▽2 420 4Runout Side B Stamped
6077 1LLabel Side 1
6077 2LLabel Side 2
Vinyl pressings
by Joan Baez · 1967
Portrait Of Joan Baez 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.
6 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
6077 1L//3▽420 3Runout Side A Stamped
6 0 77 2L▽2 420 4Runout Side B Stamped
6077 1LLabel Side 1
6077 2LLabel Side 2
2 7 SVRL 19025 STFL 6077 1Y//4▽420Side A runout
SVRL.19025 6077 2Y//1▽420 1 1 3 9Side B runout
SVRL.19025 1YSide A label
SVRL.19025 2YSide B label
STFL 6077 1 Y // 4 ▽ 420Side A runout
6077 2 Y // 1 ▽ 420Side B runout
6077 1YSide A label
6077 2YSide B label
6077 1L ∇2 420 1Runout side A
6077 2L∇1 42 01Runout side B
6077 1L ∇2 420 1Runout side A
6077 2L∇1 42 01Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Italy | Amadeo AVRS 9235First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Italy | Amadeo AVRS 9235First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Vanguard VSD 8999First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1967 | UK | Fontana TFL 6077 / Fontana TFL.6077First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Vanguard SVRL19025First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Fontana STFL 6077 / Fontana STFL.6077First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1968 | Italy | Vanguard SVAL 33.008LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1968 | Italy | Vanguard SVAL 33.008 / Vanguard (S)VAL 33.008LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1968 | South Africa | Vanguard VRS 9700LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Italy | Vanguard SVAL 33.008LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| 1970 | Italy | Vanguard SVAL 33.008LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | South Africa | Vanguard STO 724LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | South Africa | Vanguard STO 724LP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | Vanguard SVAL 33.008LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Vanguard SVAL 33.008 / Vanguard (S)VAL 33.008LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Vanguard VSD 8999 / Vanguard VSD-8999LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
16 vinyl pressings of Portrait Of Joan Baez are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1967 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in UK, Italy, New Zealand. One of them is Fontana TFL 6077.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TFL 6077, SVRL19025, STFL 6077, AVRS 9235) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6077 1L//3▽420 3 and 6 0 77 2L▽2 420 4. 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.