Vinyl pressings
by Joan Baez · 1976
The Joan Baez Lovesong Album 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.
12 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 11 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.
V SD 79 A -1F BVariant 1 - Stamped, Side A Runout
V SD 79 B -1B I T B AVariant 1 - Stamped, Side B Runout [I T etched]
V SD 80 A -1H S1 STVariant 1 - Stamped, Side C Runout [S1 ST etched]
VSD 80 B-1AC BVariant 1 - Etched, Side D Runout
VSD-79/80-1-A3 RW.record one, side one runout, etched
VSD-79/1-B RE.1 F.H.record one, side two runout, etched
VSD-79/80-A F.H. REC-ᄅrecord two, side one runout, etched
VSD-79/80-B REC.2 F.H.record two, side two 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Argentina | Vanguard 6014205First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Australia | Vanguard VSD 79/80First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Vanguard VSD 79/80First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | France | Vanguard VSD 79/80First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Germany | Music For Pleasure 176 MFP 97 996/97First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Japan | Vanguard GXC 14 / 15First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Japan | Vanguard GXC 14 / 15First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Vanguard VSD 79 / 80First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Spain | Vanguard 500-149/140 S / Hispavox 500-149/140 SFirst yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Switzerland | Vanguard VSD 79/80First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | UK | Vanguard VSD 79/80First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | US | Vanguard VSD 79/80First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | France | Musidisc CV 1415 / Musidisc 30 CV 1415LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1978 | France | Musidisc 30 CO 1415 / Musidisc CO 1415LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Vanguard VSD 79 / Vanguard VSD 80LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | France | Vanguard VSD 79/80LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Vanguard VSD 79/80LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of The Joan Baez Lovesong Album are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1976 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Vanguard VSD 79/80.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VSD 79/80, 6014205, 176 MFP 97 996/97, GXC 14 / 15) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V SD 79 A -1F B and V SD 79 B -1B I T B A. 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.
