Vinyl pressings
by Larry Coryell · 1971
At The Village Gate was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 4 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.
XSV223772-1B V SD 6573 ARunout side A hand stamped
A5 A5Runout side A etched
XSV223773-1B V SD 6573 B 2Runout side B hand stamped
VSD-6573-AMatrix label side A
XSV223772-1A V SD 6573 ARunout variant 1, side A stamped
XSV223773-1A V SD 6573 BRunout variant 1, side B stamped
XSV223772-1B V SD 6573 ARunout variant 2, side A stamped
XSV223773-1B V SD 6573 BRunout variant 2, side B stamped
XSV223772-1A V SD 6573 A 1SSide A Runout [Stamped]
XSV223773-1A V SD 6573 B SSide B Runout [Stamped]
XSV 223772Side A Label
XSV 223773Side B Label
XSV223772-IE AIBRunout side A
XSV223773-IE AIBRunout side B
VSD-6573-S1A
VSD-6573-S2B
5 19 04 1 A M6 282088 YB AR CX 8 93 23 1Side A stamped runout
5 19041 B M6 282089 Y BARCX 69324 1Side A stamped runout
jBarcx 69.323Side A label
jBarcx 69.324Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | Vanguard VSD-6573First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | France | Vanguard 519 041 T / Vanguard N° 519.041 TFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Vanguard VSD-6573First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Vanguard VSD-6573 / Vanguard VSQ• 40006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Vanguard VSD-6573First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Vanguard VSD-6573First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | Japan | Vanguard SR 739LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Japan | Vanguard SR 739LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Vanguard VSQ 40006LP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | UK | Vanguard VSD-6573LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | Vanguard SVAL 33046LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Canada | Vanguard VSD•6573 / Vanguard VSD 6573LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Vanguard CFUO1197 / Culture Factory CFUO1197LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Vanguard VSD 23024LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Vanguard 519 041 TLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| ? | France | Vanguard VSD 23024LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Vanguard 0062.165LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Vanguard VSD-6573LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Vanguard VSD-6573LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
19 vinyl pressings of At The Village Gate are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1971 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Canada, France. One of them is Vanguard VSD-6573.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VSD-6573, 519 041 T) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSV223772-1B V SD 6573 A and A5 A5. 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.
