Vinyl pressings
by Larry Coryell · 1971
Barefoot Boy 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.
17 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 8 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-FD-10139 A-2 AT GP PRSide A Runout, variant 1
ST-FD-10139 B-3 AT GP PRSide B Runout, variant 1
ST-FD-10139A-1 AT GP PRSide A Runout, variant 2
ST-FD-10139B-3 AT GP PRSide B Runout, variant 2
FD-10139-ARA side label
FD-10139-BRB side label
ST-FD-10139 A-1 MR △16114 AT GP P.R.Side A runout, variant 1
ST-FD-10139 B-2 MR △16114 -X AT GP PRSide B runout, variant 1
ST-FD-10139A-1 MR Atgp △16114 P.R. DSide A runout, variant 2
ST-FD-10139B-2-11-1 MR AT/GP △16114 -X PR D SSide B runout, variant 2
FD-10139 AR-2 REH I A1GSide A runout
FD-10139 BR-1 REH I A2CSide B runout
FD-10139-ARLabel A
FD-10139-BRLabel B
ST-FD-10139 A-1 AT 9P PRSide A Runout, variant 1
SD-FU-10139 B-3 AI GI PRSide B Runout, variant 1
ST-FD-10139A PRSide A Label
ST-FD-10139B PRSide B Label
ST-FD-10139A-1 AT GP PRSide A Etching
ST-FD-10139B-3 AT GP PRSide B Etching
ST-FD-10139A PRSide A Label
ST-FD-10139B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | Flying Dutchman FD-10139First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Europe | Philips 6369 407First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | France | Flying Dutchman FD-10139 / Flying Dutchman FD 10139First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Japan | Flying Dutchman SR 719First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Japan | Flying Dutchman FD-10139First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Philips 6369 407First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | South Africa | RCA FDC 10139 / RCA Victor FDC 10139First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Philips 6369 407First yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 1971 | UK | Philips 6369 407First yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 1971 | US | Flying Dutchman FD-10139 / Flying Dutchman FD 10139First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Flying Dutchman FD-10139First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Flying Dutchman FD-10139First yearPromo, Album, LP · Promo | Promo, Album, LP · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Flying Dutchman FD-10139First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Flying Dutchman FD-10139 / Flying Dutchman FD 10139First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Flying Dutchman FD-10139LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Germany | RCA International CL 13961LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Japan | Flying Dutchman RJL-2566LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Flying Dutchman FD-10139 / RCA FD-10139LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Flying Dutchman AYL1-3961LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Flying Dutchman AYL1-3961LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Flying Dutchman FD 10139LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Flying Dutchman FD-10139LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
28 vinyl pressings of Barefoot Boy are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1971 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Flying Dutchman FD-10139.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FD-10139, FD 10139, 6369 407, SR 719) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-FD-10139 A-2 AT GP PR and ST-FD-10139 B-3 AT GP 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.
