Vinyl pressings
by Mason Williams · 1968
Classical Gas / Long Time Blues 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.
24 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 13 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.
K -15764-1C RE1 sssVariant 1, runout, side A
K-16249-1A ssssVariant 1, runout, side B
K -15764-1C RE-1 sVariant 2, runout, side A
K-16249 1C sssVariant 2, runout, side B
K -15764-1D [II]Runout, side A, stamped, excet [etched]
L-16249-1D [TII]Runout, side B stamped, excet [etched
K15764Label side A
K16249Label side B
K15764Label A
K16249Label B
K -15764-1D T11Deadwax A
L-16249-1D T11Deadwax B
K -15764-1ERunout, side A, stamped variant 1
L-16249-1A PRunout, side B stamped variant 1
o K-15764-1E P B 3Runout, side A variant 2
o L-16247-1B P 7Runout, side B variant 2
K-15764-1ARunout side A
L-16249-1ERunout side B
K-15764Label A side
K-16249Label B side
K-15764-1A SSide A Runout
L-16247 1B SSide B Runout
K15764Side A Label
K16249Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Argentina | Music Hall 31106First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 7190First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 7190First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records A 7190First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WV 5 099 / Warner Bros. Records WV 5099First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Germany | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records A 7190First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Germany | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records A 7190 / Warner Bros. Records A 7190First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 32038First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Ireland | Warner Bros. Records WB 7190First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records JBWB 1040First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| 1968 | Italy | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WB 1040 / Warner Bros. Records WB 1040First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records BR-2101First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records B 7190First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBS 22 / Warner Bros. Records 7190First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Warner Bros. Records WB 7190First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 71907", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Ireland | Warner Bros. Records K 160117", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1980 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 160117", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 160117", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 160117", Reissue, 45 RPM | 7", Reissue, 45 RPM |
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 160117", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 160117", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 160117", Reissue, 45 RPM | 7", Reissue, 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 71907", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
33 vinyl pressings of Classical Gas / Long Time Blues are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1968 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 7190, released April 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7190, WB 7190, 31106, A 7190) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K -15764-1C RE1 sss and K-16249-1A ssss. 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.
