Vinyl pressings
by Red Sovine · 1967
Phantom 309 was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 2 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.
634-S-SLP-414-A JRA-Side Runout, variant 1
634-S-SLP-414-B JRB-Side Runout, variant 1
634-S-SLP-414-A-X2A-Side Runout, variant 2
634-S-SLP-414-B-X2B-Side Runout, variant 2
634-SLP-414-A JRA-Side Runout Etching
634-SLP-414-B JRB-Side Runout Etching
634-SLP-414-AA-Side Label
634-SLP-414-BB-Side Label
SSLP-414-A-1S I
634-S-SLP-414-A JRA-Side Runout Etching
634-S-SLP-414-B JRB-Side Runout Etching
634-S-SLP-414-AA-Side Label
634-S-SLP-414-BB-Side Label
SLPS-414-A Z TA-Side Runout Etching
SLPS-414-B Z TB-Side Runout Etching
SLPS-414-AA-Side Label
SLPS-414-BB-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Starday Records SLPS 414 / Starday Records SLPS-414First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Starday Records SLP 414 / Starday Records S-SLP-414First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Starday Records SLP 414First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Starday Records SLP 414 / Starday Records S-SLP-414First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Starday Records SLP 414 / Starday Records S-SLP-414First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | US | Gusto Records PO-270LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Power Pak PO 270 / Gusto Records, Inc. PO 270LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Power Pak PO 270LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Power Pak PO 270LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Gusto Records PO 270LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Power Pak PO 270LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Birchmount BM 784LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | W & G WG 25/S/5330LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | W & G WG.25/S/5330LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Starday Records ST-91387 / Starday Records ST 91387LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | Power Pak PO 270 / Power Pak PO-270LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Phantom 309 are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1967 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada. One of them is Starday Records SLP 414.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SLP 414, SLPS 414) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 634-S-SLP-414-A JR and 634-S-SLP-414-B JR. 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.
