Vinyl pressings
by San Remo Golden Strings · 1966
Festival Time / Joy Road 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.
3 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year. 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.
ZTSC-107561-2A [P I]A runout etched / [stamped]
ZTSC-107562 [P I]B runout etched / [stamped]
ZTSC-107561A label
ZTSC-107562B 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 | US | Ric-Tic Records RT-112First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Ric-Tic Records RT-112First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Gordy G-7060First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Gordy G 70607", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1967 | US | Gordy G-70607", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Gordy G-70607", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1967 | US | Gordy G-70607", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Gordy G 70607", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Gordy G-70607", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Ric-Tic Records RT-1127", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
10 vinyl pressings of Festival Time / Joy Road are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1966 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US. One of them is Ric-Tic Records RT-112.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RT-112, G-7060) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZTSC-107561-2A [P I] and ZTSC-107562 [P I]. 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.
