Vinyl pressings
by Ray Price · 1970
For The Good Times was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 3 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.
ZSP152727-1B sRunout Side A,Etched; Variant 1
ZSP152728-1B sRunout Side B, Etched; Variant 1
ZSP152727-1AG 1SRunout Side A,Etched; Variant 2
ZSP152728-1B S1Runout Side B, Etched; Variant 2
ZSP152727-1AH [TII]Runout Side A, Stamped, Except Etched, Variant 1
ZSP152728-1J [TIIIII]Runout Side B, Stamped, Except Etched, Variant 1
ZSP152727-1AH [TIIII]Runout Side A, Stamped, Except Etched, Variant 2
ZSP152728-1H [TI]Runout Side B, Stamped, Except Etched, Variant 2
ZSP152727-1DStamped - Runout Side A (Variant 1
ZSP-152728-1CEtched - Runout Side B (Variant 1
ZSP-152727-1A T1Side A, runout (Variant 2
ZSP-152728-1A T1Side B, runout (Variant 2
ZSP152727-1G pStamped - Runout Side A
ZSP-152728-1F pStamped - Runout Side B
JZSP 152727Label Side A
JZSP 152727Label Side B
JZSP 152727Label Side A
JZSP 152727Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | Columbia 4-45178First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Jamaica | Columbia 4-45178First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Jamaica | Columbia 4-45178First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | US | Columbia 4-45178First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1970 | US | Columbia 4-451787", 45 RPM, Repress, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Repress, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | US | Columbia 4-45178First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1970 | US | Columbia 4-45178First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia 4-451787", 45 RPM, Repress, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Repress, Styrene |
| 1970 | US | Columbia 4-45178First year7", Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia 4-45178First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia 4-45178First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia 4-45178First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Australia | CBS BA-2217787", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | UK | CBS 53857", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | UK | CBS 53857", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia 4-451787", 45 RPM, Repress, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Repress, Styrene |
| ? | US | Columbia 4-451787", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
17 vinyl pressings of For The Good Times are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1970 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Canada, Jamaica. One of them is Columbia 4-45178, released May 26, 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-45178) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP152727-1B s and ZSP152728-1B 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.
