Vinyl pressings
by Joni Mitchell · 1972
For The Roses was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 9 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.
ST-AS-722647A 11T PRSide A runout, variant 1
ST-AS-722648 A PRSide B runout, variant 1
ST-AS-722647-B PRSide A runout, variant 2
ST-AS-722648 A PRSide B runout, variant 2
ST-AS-722647AAA-1 11T-111 PR DSide A runout, variant 1
ST-AS-722648 AAA-1-11 D PR DSide B runout, variant 1
ST-AS-722647BBB-1-1111 D PRSide A runout, variant 2
ST-AS-722648BBB-1 AT1 D PRCSide B runout, variant 2
ST-AS-722647/A 11T PR CP LA SUB#1Runout A
ST-AS-722648 A PR CP LA SUB#1Runout B
ST-AS-722647 CLALabel A
ST-AS-722648 CLALabel B
ST-AS-722647-BB V (MR) △17398 (1) PRRunout A, variant 1
ST-AS-722648-BB V² AT/ -EXT. (MR) △17398-X (4) PRRunout B, variant 1
ST-AS-722647 AA V AT (MR) △17398 (5) PRRunout A, variant 2
ST-AS-722648 AA V (MR) △17398-X (8) PRRunout B, variant 2
ST-AS-722647A 11T PRSide A runout etched, variant 1
ST-AS-722648 A PRSide B runout etched, variant 1
ST-AS-722647-B PRSide A runout etched, variant 2
ST-AS-722648 A PRSide B runout etched, variant 2
AS-14123-A At/o PRSide A runout etched
AS-14124-A 1/7/II PRSide B runout etched
AS-14123 PRSide A label
AS-14124 PRSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Asylum Records SYLA 8753First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Asylum Records SD 5057First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Asylum Records SD 5057First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Asylum Records SD 5057First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | France | Asylum Records SYLA 8753 / Asylum Records 1E 064 ◦ 93984First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Asylum Records 1 C 062-93 984First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Italy | Asylum Records 3C 064-93984First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Asylum Records 5C 062-93984 / Asylum Records 1E 064 ◦ 93984First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Asylum Records SD 5057First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Asylum Records SYLA 8753First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Asylum Records SD 5057First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Asylum Records SD 5057First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Asylum Records 5057 / Asylum Records SD 5057First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1972 | US | Asylum Records SD 5057First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Asylum Records SD 5057First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | US | Asylum Records SD 5057LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Spain | Asylum Records 53007LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Argentina | Asylum Records SD 5057 / Asylum Records 80697 A/BLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Worldwide | Asylum Records R1 5057 / Asylum Records 603497841318LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Worldwide | Asylum Records R1 5057 / Asylum Records 603497841318LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2026 | Europe | Asylum Records RCV5 5057 / Asylum Records 081227804534LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 2026 | US | Asylum Records RCV5 5057 / Asylum Records 081227804534LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Asylum Records SY-8753LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Asylum Records SD 5057LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | Asylum Records AS 53007 / Asylum Records K 53 007LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Asylum Records AS 53 007 / Asylum Records SD 5057LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Asylum Records AS 53 007 / Asylum Records SD 5057LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Asylum Records AS 53 007 / Asylum Records SD 5057LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Asylum Records AS 53007 / Elektra AS 53007LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Asylum Records AS 53007 / Asylum Records K 53 007LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Asylum Records AS 53 007LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Asylum Records AS 53 007 / Asylum Records SD 5057LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Asylum Records AS 53 007 / Asylum Records SD 5057LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Asylum Records AS 53 007LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Asylum Records AS 53 007LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Asylum Records AS 53 007 / Asylum Records SD 5057LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Asylum Records AS 53 007 / Asylum Records SD 5057LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
79 vinyl pressings of For The Roses are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1972 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Asylum Records SD 5057, released November 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 5057, 5057, SYLA 8753, 1 C 062-93 984) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-AS-722647A 11T PR and ST-AS-722648 A PR. 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.
