US
1966- Label and catalog number
- Valiant Records VLS 25003
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
Vinyl pressings
by Shelby Flint · 1966
Cast Your Fate To The Wind 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.
9 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 6 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.
966-5-1M 1A MR △9664Side A etched
966-5-2M 1A MR △9664-XSide B etched
o 966-5-1M 1B VLM 5003 A -T-Side A runout
966-5-2M 1B VLM5003B-Side B runout
966-5-1MSide A label
966-5-2MSide B label
966-5-1M 1A MR △9664Side A etched
966-5-2M 1A MR △9664-XSide B etched
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 | Argentina | Producciones Fermata LF- 103First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Valiant Records VLM 5003First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Colombia | Producciones Fermata LPF 24-34First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Mexico | Tizoc TVLM-6503First yearLP | LP |
| 1966 | UK | London Records HAT 8306First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Valiant Records VLS 25003First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Valiant Records VLM 5003First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Valiant Records VLM 5003First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | US | Valiant Records VLM 5003 / Valiant Records VLS 25003First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1703LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Som Maior SMLP-1530LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
11 vinyl pressings of Cast Your Fate To The Wind are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1966 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Argentina, Canada and more. One of them is Valiant Records VLS 25003.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VLS 25003, VLM 5003, HAT 8306, LF- 103) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.