Vinyl pressings
by Roger Miller · 1966
I've Been A Long Time Leavin' 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.
12 pressings came out in 1966, 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.
YW 33719 7 RRSide A runout stamped, variant 1
YW 33720 12 RRSide B runout stamped, variant 1
YW 33719 5 RRSide A runout stamped, variant 2
YW 33720 4 RRSide B runout stamped, variant 2
YW 33719 2 (stamped) X-4441 (etched)Side A runout
YW 33720 2 (stamped) X-4440 (etched)Side B runout
YW1-33719Side A label
YW1-33720Side B label
S 2024-AA Side Label
S 2024-BB Side Label
YWI-33719 LA-Side etched runout
YWI-33720 LB-Side etched runout
YWI-33719A-Side label
YWI-33720B-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | Philips BF-244First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Canada | Smash Records S.2024First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Ireland | Philips EBF. 1475First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Smash Records S-2024First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Philips 320 211 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Philips BF-320211First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Scandinavia | Philips 320 211 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Sweden | Philips 320 211 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Philips BF 1475 / Philips 320211 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Smash Records S-2024First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Smash Records S-2024First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1966 | US | Smash Records S-2024First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
12 vinyl pressings of I've Been A Long Time Leavin' are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Smash Records S-2024, released February 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S-2024, BF 1475, BF-244, S.2024) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YW 33719 7 RR and YW 33720 12 RR. 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.
