Vinyl pressings
by Mandrill · 1973
Just Outside Of Town was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
PD-5059-A-1B 22Etchings Side A, Variant 1
PD-5059-B-2BEtchings Side B, Variant 1
STERLINGMastering Stamp, Variant 1
PD-5059-A-1B 66Etchings Side A, Variant 2
PD-5059-A-1C 18249(1)Side A, etchings (variation 1)
PD-5059-B-2C 18249x(1)Side B, etchings (variation 1)
STERLINGAll sides, stamped (variation 1)
PD-5059-A-1C Δ18249(3) RLSide A, hand etchings (variation 2)
PD-5059-A 2D I-II D PR STERLINGSide A Etched [var 1]
PD-5059-B 2D I-II D PRSide B Etched [var 1]
PD-5059-A 2D I-I STERLING D PRSide A Etched [var 2]
PD-5059-B 3D I-I PR DSide B Etched [var 2]
T1 PD-5059-A-1EEtchings Side A
T1 PD-5059-B-1EEtchings Side B
STERLINGMastering Stamp
PD-5059-A-1C (MR) △18249(3) STERLING RLRunout A
PD-5059-B-1C (MR) △18249-X (2) STERLING RLRunout B
PD 5059 ALabel A
PD 5059 BLabel B
PD 5059-A-2A STERLINGVariant 1, Runout Side A
PD 5059-B-2AVariant 1, Runout Side B
PD-5059-A-2A ─◁ STERLINGVariant 2, Runout Side A
PD 5059-B-2A ─◁Variant 2, Runout Side A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Canada | Polydor PD 5059First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Polydor 2391 092First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Polydor 2391 092First yearLP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | Italy | Polydor 2391 092 LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Spain | Polydor 2391092First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Polydor PD 5059 / Polydor 2391 092First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Polydor PD 5059 / Polydor 2391 092First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Polydor PD 5059 / Polydor 2391 092First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Polydor PD 5059 / Polydor 2391 092First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Polydor PD 5059 / Polydor SW-95218LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1973 | US | Polydor PD 5059 / Polydor 2391 092First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Venezuela | Polydor 30.128First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Polydor PD 5059 / Polydor 2391 092First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Brazil | Polydor 2391 092LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Korea | High Stereo Light HD 46LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Polydor PD 5059 / Polydor 2391 092LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Just Outside Of Town are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1973 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Canada, Germany, Italy and more. One of them is Polydor PD 5059, released September 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PD 5059, 2391 092, 2391 092 L, 2391092) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PD-5059-A-1B 22 and PD-5059-B-2B. 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.
