US
1969- Label and catalog number
- Polydor PD 2-14010
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo · Monarch Pressing
- Runout / matrix
POL 30052 MR Δ78906 RL SSA-side runout
POL 30053 MR Δ78906-XB-side runout
Vinyl pressings
by John Mayall · 1969
Room To Move / Saw Mill Gulch Road 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.
5 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.
POL 30052 MR Δ78906 RL SSA-side runout
POL 30053 MR Δ78906-XB-side runout
59 382 1W 1 670 D 113Side A runout stamped variant 1
59 382 2W 1 670 D 112Side B runout stamped variant 1
59 382 1W 1 670 D 111Side A runout stamped variant 2
59 382 2W 1 670 D 1Side B runout stamped variant 2
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 | Belgium | Polydor 59382 / Polydor 59 382First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Polydor 59 382First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Polydor PD 2-14010First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Polydor PD 2-14010First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Polydor PD 2-14010First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Germany | Polydor 59 382 / Polydor 593827", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Italy | Polydor 1059 382 / Polydor N H 1059 3827", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Polydor 10593827", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Scandinavia | Polydor 59 3827", Single | 7", Single |
| 1970 | Spain | Polydor 10 59 3827", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Australia | Polydor NH-593827", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Colombia | Polydor 20663117", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Polydor 59 3827" | 7" |
13 vinyl pressings of Room To Move / Saw Mill Gulch Road are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1969 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Belgium, Netherlands. One of them is Polydor PD 2-14010.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PD 2-14010, 59382, 59 382) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, POL 30052 MR Δ78906 RL SS and POL 30053 MR Δ78906-X. 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.