US
March 1969- Label and catalog number
- Capitol Records ST-120Capitol Records ST 120
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · Los Angeles Pressing
- Runout / matrix
ST-2-120-H-5: 1 ✲ 2Side A Runout
ST-2-120-H-6: 1 ✲ 2Side B Runout

Vinyl pressings
by Quicksilver Messenger Service · 1969
Happy Trails 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.
20 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 9 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.
ST-2-120-H-5: 1 ✲ 2Side A Runout
ST-2-120-H-6: 1 ✲ 2Side B Runout
ST-1-120-H-6 . ✲Side A Runout, etched exc. ✲ (variant 1)
ST-2-120-H-5 . ✲Side B Runout, etched exc. ✲ (variant 1)
ST-1-120-H-5: 1 ✲ 2Side A Runout, etched exc. 1 ✲ (variant 2)
ST-2-120-H-5: ⋅ 1 ✲ 3Side B Runout, etched exc. 1 ✲ (variant 2)
ST1-120-B2 IAM[in triangle]Runout, side A - Variant 1
ST2-120-B2 #3 IAM[in triangle]Runout, side B - Variant 1
ST1-120-A1 #3 (the 3 is written over a 2) IAM[in triangle]Runout, side A - Variant 2, etched with IAM stamped
ST2-120-B2 IAM[in triangle]Runout, side B - Variant 2
ST1 120 A3 #3 [IAM]Side A runout, variant 1
ST2 120 A3 #2 [IAM]Side B runout, variant 1
ST1-120-B2 #2 [IAM]Side A runout, variant 2
ST1-120-A1 [IAM]Side B runout, variant 2
ST 1 120 A3 #1 0Side A runout, variant 1
ST 2 120 A3 #2 0Side B runout, variant 1
ST 1 120 A3 #3 OSide A runout, variant 2
ST 2 120 B4 #3 OSide B runout, variant 2
ST 1 120 B4 2 OA Side Runout Etch
ST 2 120 B4 #1 OB Side Runout Etch
ST 1-120A Side Label
ST 2-120B Side 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 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-120First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-120LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1969 | France | Capitol Records 2C 062 80048First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | France | Capitol Records 2 S 064-80048First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | France | Capitol Records 2C 062 80048First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 062-80 048 / Capitol Records 1C 062-80 048 DFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Japan | Capitol Records CP-8721First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Japan | Capitol Records CP-8721First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1969 | Japan | Capitol Records CP-8721First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Capitol Records ST 120First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Capitol Records E-ST 120 / Capitol Records 1E 0620 o 80048First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Capitol Records E-T 120First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | UK | Capitol Records E-ST 120 / Capitol Records 1E 0620 ○ 80048First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Capitol Records ST-120 / Capitol Records ST 120First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Capitol Records ST-120LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | France | Capitol Records 2 C 062-80048 / Capitol Records 2C 062 - 80.048LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1970 | France | Capitol Records 2 C 062-80048 / Capitol Records 2C 062 - 80.048LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Capitol Records E-ST 120 / Capitol Records 1E 0620 ○ 80048LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Capitol Records E-ST 120 / Capitol Records 1E 0620 o 80048LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Capitol Records E-ST 120 / Capitol Records 1E 0620 o 80048LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Capitol Records ST-120 / Capitol Records ST 120LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1970 | US | Capitol Records ST-120 / Capitol Records ST 120LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1970 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-931LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1971 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-120LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1971 | France | Capitol Records 2C 062-80048 / Capitol Records 2C 062-80.048LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1971 | Mexico | Capitol Records SLEM - 324 / Capitol Records SLEM-324LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records ST-120 / Capitol Records ST 120LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records ST-120 / Capitol Records ST 120LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1972 | Australia | Capitol Records ST 120LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-120LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records SN-16090LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1986 | Greece | Capitol Records 062-1800481LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Italy | DeAgostini IGDA 1027/28 / EMI IGDA 1027/28LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | UK | Pure Pleasure Analogue PPAN ST120LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| 2009 | UK | Pure Pleasure Analogue PPAN ST120LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | US | Friday Music RLY-120LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2017 | Italy | Trade Mark Of Quality TMOQ002LP, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Picture disc | LP, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Russia | Endless Happiness HE69001LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Capitol Records ST-120 / Capitol Records ST 120LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records ST-120LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Capitol Records 2C 062 80048LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 062-80 048LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 062-80 048 / Capitol Records ST 120LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 062-80 048 / Capitol Records ST 120LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Greece | Capitol Records GO 2012 / Capitol Records 062-1800481LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Capitol Records 5C 038-80048LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Sweden | Capitol Records 7C 038-80048LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records GO 2012 / Capitol Records OC 054-80 048LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records GO 2012 / Capitol Records OC 054-80 048LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records E-ST 120 / Capitol Records 1E 0620 o 80048LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records E-ST 120 / Capitol Records 1E 0620 o 80048LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST-120LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST-6120 / Capitol Records ST 600120LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
88 vinyl pressings of Happy Trails are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1969 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Netherlands and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST-120, released March 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-120, E-ST 120, E-T 120, ST 120) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-2-120-H-5: 1 ✲ 2 and ST-2-120-H-6: 1 ✲ 2. 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.