Vinyl pressings
by Peter, Paul & Mary · 1969
Leaving On A Jet Plane was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
31 pressings came out in 1969, 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-51297-1ESide A Stamped variant 1
K-51275-1KSide B Stamped variant 1
K 51297-1A PSide A Runout variant 2
K 51275-1L PSide B Runout variant 2
K-51297-1D [T111]Side A runout, stamped, [etched] - variant 1
K 51275-1C [T1111]Side B runout, stamped, [etched] - variant 1
K-51297-1E [TIIIIII]Side A runout, stamped, [etched] - variant 2
K 51275-1J [TIIIIIIIII]Side B runout, stamped, [etched] - variant 2
K-51297-1B SSide A Etched
K-51275-1A SSide B Etched
K-51297-1C SSide A [variant 2, etched]
K-51275-1B SSide B [variant 2, etched]
o K 51297-1A p A 1Side A runout
o K 51275 1A p A 3Side B runout
K51297Side A label
K51275Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Unknown | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 7340First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Australia | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WB 7340First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Canada | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 7340First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Canada | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 7340First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Canada | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 7340First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Canada | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 7340First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | France | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WV. 5136First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Germany | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records A 7340First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 32048First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | India | Warner Bros. Records 7340First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Ireland | Warner Bros. Records WB.7340First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Japan | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records BR-2401First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records B.7340First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Philippines | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 7340First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBS 41First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Unknown | Warner Bros. Records 73407", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Brazil | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WCS 35.0177", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Italy | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WB 10527", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WB 73407", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records GS 451607", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records GS 451607", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Lebanon | Warner Bros. Records 73407", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Lebanon | Warner Bros. Records 73407", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records K160257", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
40 vinyl pressings of Leaving On A Jet Plane are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 7340.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7340, WB 7340, WV. 5136, A 7340) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K-51297-1E and K-51275-1K. 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.
