Vinyl pressings
by Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity · 1968
Road To Cairo 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.
17 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
598011 A=1 420Side A, runout, variant 1
598011 B 1 420 SSide B, runout, variant 1
1 598011 A=1 420 1Side A, runout, variant 2
1 598011 B▽1 420 1Side B, runout, variant 2
W 68 - C - 15582 1 AT
W 68 - C - 15583 1 AT
68-C-15582 SPLabel A-side
68-C-15583 SPLabel B-side
68C-15584-PLLabel A-side
68C-15583 PLLabel B-side
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 | Australia | International Polydor Production NH-59237First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Austria | Polydor 59 237First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Marmalade 598.011First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1968 | France | Polydor 421 405 / Marmalade 421 405First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Germany | Polydor 59237First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Italy | Ricordi International SIR 20.090First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Italy | Ricordi International SIR 20.090First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Japan | Polydor DP 1618First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1968 | Norway | Polydor 59 237First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Scandinavia | Polydor 59 237First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Atco Records 45-6629First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Atco Records 45-6629First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | ATCO Records 45-6629First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Atco Records 45-6629First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | ATCO Records 45-6629First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Polydor 592377", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
19 vinyl pressings of Road To Cairo are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, US, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is Marmalade 598011, released October 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 598011, 45-6629, NH-59237, 59 237) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 598011 A=1 420 and 598011 B 1 420 S. 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.
