Vinyl pressings
by Mountain · 1972
Live: The Road Goes Ever On was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
5502-SA-1-1-1A-side runout etching (variant 1)
5502-SB-1-1-1B-side runout etching (variant 1)
5502-SAA-side runout etching (variant 2)
5502-SBB-side runout etching (variant 2)
5502-SA MR ⨺16910 (2)Runout A, etched, exc. MR logo stamped
5502-SB MR ⨺16910-XRunout B, etched, exc. MR logo stamped
5502-SASide A Label, in parentheses
5502-SBSide B Label, in parentheses
5502-SA-1-1-111 P.R.Side A Runout, Etched
5502-SB-1-1-11 P.R.Side B Runout, Etched
5502 SASide A Label
5502 SBSide B Label
Tab 9-A 5502-S ̶B̶ARunout Side A
Tab 9-B 5502-SBRunout Side B
5502 SASide A Label
5502 SBSide B Label
T WF-5502-SA-1
T2 WF-5502-SB-2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Image ILP 720First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Austria | Island Records 86 255 ITFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Bell Records WF 5502 / Windfall Records WF 5502First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | France | Island Records 6427 014First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Island Records 86 255 ITFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Italy | Island Records ILPS 19199First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Windfall Records BLPL-7-WF / Windfall Records YBPB-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | Windfall Records BLPL-7-WFFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Family WFS 5502 / Windfall Records WFS 5502First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Sweden | Island Records ILPS 9199First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9199First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Windfall Records 5502First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Windfall Records 5502First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | USA & Canada | Windfall Records SW-94429First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Denmark | Island Records ILPS 9199First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | UK | BGO Records BGO LP111LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Europe | Windfall Records BLPL-7-WF / Windfall Records YBPB-1LP, Album, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
25 vinyl pressings of Live: The Road Goes Ever On are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1972 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Denmark, Australia and more. One of them is Windfall Records WINDFALL 5502, released June 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WINDFALL 5502, 5502, ILPS 9199, ILP 720) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 5502-SA-1-1-1 and 5502-SB-1-1-1. 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.
