Vinyl pressings
by Milt Jackson · 1974
Goodbye was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1974, 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.
RVG 87696 A - 1 VAN GELDER SSide A runout, variant 1
RVG 87696 B - 2 VAN GELDER SSide B runout, variant 1
RVG · 87696 - A - 1 VAN GELDER SSide A runout, variant 2
RVG · 87696 - B - 1 VAN GELDER SSide B runout, variant 2
RVG·87696·A-3 T VAN GELDER Λ13Side A runout, variant 1
RVG·87696·B-3 T VAN GELDER 4Side B runout, variant 1
RVG·87696·A-3 T VAN GELDER Λ15Side A runout, variant 2
RVG·87696·B-3 T VAN GELDERSide B runout, variant 2
RVG 87696 A - 2 VAN GELDERSide A, hand-etched, variant 1
RVG 87696 B - 2 VAN GELDERSide B, hand-etched, variant 1
RVG 87696 A - 1 VAN GELDERSide A, hand-etched, variant 2
RVG 87696 B - 3 VAN GELDERSide B, hand-etched, variant 2
RVG 87696 A - 3 VAN GELDERSide A runout, variant 1
RVG 87696 B - 3 VAN GELDERSide B runout, variant 1
RVG 87696 A - 3 VAN GELDERSide A runout, variant 2
RVG 87696 B - 1 VAN GELDERSide B runout, variant 2
RVG 87696·A-2· VAN GELDERRunout side A
T1 RVG·87696·B-10· CTH VAN GELDERRunout side B
RVG 87696 ALabel side A
RVG 87696 BLabel side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Brazil | CTI Records OW 593First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | CTI Records CTI 6038First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Jamaica | CTI Records CTI 6038First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | CTI Records SR 3358First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | CTI Records CTI 6038 / King Record Co. Ltd SR 3358First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Spain | Hispavox HCTS 731-38First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | CTI Records CTH 1002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | CTI Records CTI 6038First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | CTI Records CTI 6038 SFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | CTI Records CTI 6038First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | CTI Records CTI 6038First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | CTI Records CTI 6038LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1974 | US | CTI Records CTI 6038 S / CTI Records CTI 6038First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | CTI Records CTI 6038First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | CTI Records CTI 6038First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan | CTI Records CTI 6038LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | CTI Records CTI 6038LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | CTI Records CTI 6038LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | CTI Records CTI 6038LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | CTI Records CTI 6038LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
25 vinyl pressings of Goodbye are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1974 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Canada, Brazil and more. One of them is CTI Records CTI 6038, released March 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CTI 6038, CTI 6038 S, CTH 1002, OW 593) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RVG 87696 A - 1 VAN GELDER S and RVG 87696 B - 2 VAN GELDER 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.
