Vinyl pressings
by Robert Parker · 1966
Barefootin' was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 4 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.
174-1593-1B Z̶T̶S̶C̶-̶1̶1̶1̶1̶1̶9̶-̶1̶5̶ N̶L̶A̶7̶2̶1̶Side A runout
174-1594-1B Z̶T̶S̶C̶-̶1̶1̶1̶1̶2̶0̶-̶1̶3̶ N̶L̶A̶7̶2̶1̶Side B runout
174-1593Side A label
174-1594Side B label
174-1593 COS Nashville Matrix 86Run-out side A, etched, 'Nashville Matrix' stamped
174-1594 COS 174-1594 Nashville Matrix 86Run-out side B, etched, 'Nashville Matrix' stamped
174-1593Label Side A
174-1594Label Side B
174-1593 GOS Nashville Matrix 86Etched Side A
174-1594 GOS Nashville Matrix 86Etched Side B
174-1593 COS Nashville Matrix 98Etched Side A
174-1594 COS Nashville Matrix 98Etched 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | France | Columbia ESRF 1820First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1966 | Sweden | Sonet T-7673First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1966 | Sweden | Sonet T-7673First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | Island Records WI-286First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | Island Records WI-286First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Nola Records 721First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Nola Records 721First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | US | Nola Records 721First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | US | Nola Records 721First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | US | Nola Records 721First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | US | Nola Records 721First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1966 | US | Nola Records 721First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Nola Records 721First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | US | Nola Records 721First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1966 | US | Nola Records 721First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Belgium | Indisc 71217", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | France | Carrere 882612", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | France | Carrere 143657", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Germany | ZYX Records 13817", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Italy | Green Line Records GLX 100212" | 12" |
| 1987 | Italy | Green Line Records GLNP 0057", Single | 7", Single |
| 1987 | Netherlands | Sound-Products Holland B.V. Cyz 7 1217", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | UK | Charly R&B CYZ 7 121 / Charly R&B CYZ 7-1217", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | UK | Charly R&B CYZ 12112", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | UK | Charly Records CYZ 12112", 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1988 | Germany | ZYX Records ZYX 583812" | 12" |
| 1988 | Spain | Zafiro 2011223812", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1988 | Spain | Zafiro 101122397", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Nola Records 7217", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Netherlands | Polydor S 12047", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Nola Records 7217", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
35 vinyl pressings of Barefootin' are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1966 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, France, Sweden. One of them is Nola Records 721, released April 30, 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 721, WI-286, ESRF 1820, T-7673) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 174-1593-1B Z̶T̶S̶C̶-̶1̶1̶1̶1̶1̶9̶-̶1̶5̶ N̶L̶A̶7̶2̶1̶ and 174-1594-1B Z̶T̶S̶C̶-̶1̶1̶1̶1̶2̶0̶-̶1̶3̶ N̶L̶A̶7̶2̶1̶. 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.
