Vinyl pressings
by John Klemmer · 1969
Blowin' Gold 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.
9 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
X5RS-3019-1 17710 LPS-321 STM-33590 Side 1Runout, Side A
X5RS-3020-1 Side 2 #17711 STM-3360Runout, Side B
X5RS-3019 #17710Label, Side A
X5RS-3020 #17711Label, Side B
C/C 321 17710 STM-3359Side A runout, etched
C/C 321 17711-S STM 3360-2 GSSide B runout, etched
#17710Side A label
#17711Side B label
0 XCSV141737-1A I T A 4 Side 1 #17710 STM-3359Runout, Side A
0 XCSV141738-1A I T Side 2 #17711 B STM-3360Runout, Side B
0 XCSV141737 - 1A T I p A 6 Side 1 3 #17710 STM-3359Side A
0 XCSV141738-1A T X p Side 2 #17711 B 3 STM-3360Side B
side 1 LPS-321 17710 X5RS-3019-1 STM3359
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 | Cadet Concept LPS 321 / Cadet Concept LPS-321First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Japan | Chess SMJ-7538 / Victor World Group SMJ-7538First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Japan | Chess SMJ-7538 / Victor World Group SMJ-7538First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Cadet Concept LPS 321 / Cadet Concept LPS-321First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Cadet Concept LPS-321 / Cadet Concept LPS 321-DJFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Cadet Concept LPS-321First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Cadet Concept LPS 321 / Cadet Concept LPS-321First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Cadet Concept LPS 321 / Cadet Concept LPS-321First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Cadet Concept LPS 321 / Cadet Concept LPS-321First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | US | Cadet Concept LPS 321 / Cadet Concept LPS-321LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Cadet Concept LPS-321LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Blowin' Gold are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1969 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Canada, Japan. One of them is Cadet Concept LPS 321.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPS 321, LPS-321, SMJ-7538) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, X5RS-3019-1 17710 LPS-321 STM-33590 Side 1 and X5RS-3020-1 Side 2 #17711 STM-3360. 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.
