Vinyl pressings
by Joni Mitchell · 1968
Song To A Seagull was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 6 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.
30753 RS6293 A-1C E2 P oRunout A etch, E2 P o stamp
30754 RS 6293 B -1F C3 P oRunout B etch, C3 P o stamp
30,753Label A-Side
30,754Label B-Side
T o 30753 RS6293A-1B A5Part 1 Runout Etched
T 1 30754 RS6293B-1L A1Part 2 Runout Etched
T o 30753 RS6293A-1B A6Variant 2 Part 1 Runout Etched
T 1 30754 RS6293B-1B A IIVariant 2 Part 2 Runout Etched
30753 RS6293 A-1C E2 P oRunout A var. 1
30754 RS 6293 B -1F C3 P oRunout B var. 1
30753 RS6293 A-1C A5 P oRunout A var. 2
30754 RS6293 B-1C A1 P oRunout B var. 2
0 30753 RS6293 A-1E 1 C 1 2Runout A, variant 1
0 30754 RS6293 B-1D E1 7 2Runout B, variant 1
Ƨ 0 30753 RS6293 A-1A A5Runout A, variant 2
Ƨ 30754 RS6293 B-1D 0 C6Runout B, variant 2
Side A: o 30753 RS6293A-1Cstamped
Side B: o 30754 RS6293B-1Cstamped
30753 RS6293 A -1APart 1 Runout Etched
30754 RS6293 B -1GPart 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | Reprise Records RS 6293 / Reprise Records 6293First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Reprise Records RS 6293 / Reprise Records 6293First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Italy | Reprise Records SRI 6293First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Japan | Reprise Records SJET-8061First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1968 | Japan | Reprise Records SJET-8061First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | South Africa | Reprise Records RRC 6293First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records R 6293First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records RS 6293 / Reprise Records 6293First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records RS 6293 / Reprise Records 6293First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records 6293 / Reprise Records RS 6293First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records RS 6293 / Reprise Records 6293First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records RS 6293 / Reprise Records 6293First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records RS6293First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records 6293 / Reprise Records RS 6293First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records RS 6293 / Reprise Records 6293First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Reprise Records RS 6293LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Reprise Records RS 6293 / Reprise Records 6293LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Reprise Records RS 6293 / Reprise Records 6293LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Reprise Records RS 6293 / Reprise Records 6293LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Reprise Records RS 6293 / Reprise Records 6293LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | Reprise Records RS 6293 / Reprise Records 6293LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | Japan | Reprise Records P-8099RLP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1972 | UK | Reprise Records RS 6293 / Reprise Records K 44051LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Reprise Records K 44051 / Reprise Records RS 6293LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Reprise Records RS 6293 / Reprise Records K 44051LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | Reprise Records P-8099RLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Reprise Records RS 6293 / Reprise Records 6293LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Reprise Records RS 6293 / Reprise Records 6293LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Reprise Records RS 6293 / Reprise Records 6293LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Reprise Records RS 6293LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Reprise Records RS 6293LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2021 | US | Reprise Records RS 6293LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2023 | Europe | Reprise Records RCV1 6293 / Reprise Records 081227882570LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | USA & Europe | Reprise Records R1 6293 / Reprise Records 603497844203LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2023 | US | Reprise Records RCV1 6293 / Reprise Records 081227882570LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Reprise Records RS 6293 / Reprise Records 6293LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Reprise Records RS 6293LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records RS 6293LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records RS 6293LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records RS 6293LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 44 051LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 051 / Reprise Records RS 6293LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 051 / Reprise Records RS 6293LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 051 / Reprise Records RS 6293LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 051 / Reprise Records RS 6293LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Reprise Records RSLP 6293 / Reprise Records 6293LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Reprise Records 6923 / Reprise Records RS 6293LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Reprise Records K 44051LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Reprise Records RS 6293LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Reprise Records 6293 / Reprise Records RS 6293LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
66 vinyl pressings of Song To A Seagull are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1968 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Canada, Italy and more. One of them is Reprise Records RS 6293, released April 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RS 6293, 6293, RS6293, R 6293) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 30753 RS6293 A-1C E2 P o and 30754 RS 6293 B -1F C3 P o. 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.
