Vinyl pressings
by The Allman Brothers Band · 1975
The Road Goes On Forever was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
2CP-0164 41210-1A GLENN/MI-N 1SSide A, etched
2CP-0164 41211-1A GLENN/MI-N 1SSide B, etched
2CP-0164 41212-1A GAM/MI-N 1SSide C, etched
2CP-0164 41213-1B GAM/MI-N A4 1SSide D, etched
2CP-0164 T1 41210-1B GLENN/MI-N CRunout, Side A, etched
2CP-0164 T1 41211-1B GAM/MI-N DRunout, Side B, etched
2CP-0164 T1 41212-1B GAM/MI-N CRunout, Side C, etched
T1 2CP-0164 41213-1B GAM/MI-N CRunout, Side D, etched
2CP-0164 41210-C GLENN/MI-N PSide A, etched, variant 1
2CP-0164 41211-1B GLENN/MI-N PSide B, etched, variant 1
2CP-0164 41212-A GAM/MI-N PSide C, etched, variant 1
2CP-0164 41213-C GAM/MI-N PSide D, etched, variant 1
S1 2CP-0164 41210-1A GLENN | MI-N A16Side A etched
S1 2CP-0164 41211-1B GAM | MI-N B1Side B etched
S2 2CP-0164 41212-1B GAM | MI-N A2Side C etched
S2 2CP-0164 41213-1B GAM | MI-N A-2Side D etched
2476119 A//1 420 05 12 1Runout side A
2476119 B//1 420 05 11 9Runout side B
2476120 A//1 420 05 13 4Runout side C
2476120 B//1 420 05 11 11Runout side D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Capricorn Records 2637 101First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Australia | Capricorn Records 2CP 0164First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Capricorn Records 2CP 0164First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Israel | Capricorn Records 2637 101First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Italy | Capricorn Records CPLA216164First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Capricorn Records 2637 101First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Capricorn Records 2CP 0164First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Spain | Hispavox 500-141/142 SFirst yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | UK | Capricorn Records 2637 101First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | US | Capricorn Records 2CP 0164First yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Capricorn Records 2CP 0164First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | US | Capricorn Records 2CP 0164First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | US | Capricorn Records 2CP 0164First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | US | Capricorn Records 2CP 0164 (S41, 212)First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | Brazil | Capricorn Records 2476 119LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB 2LP 5621/5622 / Capricorn Records 2637 101LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1981 | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB 2LP 5621/5622 / Capricorn Records 2637 101LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| 1981 | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB 2LP 5621/5622 / Capricorn Records 2637 101LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1985 | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB 2LP 5621/5622 / Capricorn Records 2637 101LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Capricorn Records CPN-2-0164LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capricorn Records CPN-2-0164LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | Capricorn Records CPN-2-0164LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB 2LP 5621/5622 / Capricorn Records 2637 101LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB 2LP 5621/5622 / Capricorn Records 2637 101LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| ? | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB 2LP 5621/5622 / Capricorn Records 2637 101LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| ? | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB 2LP 5621/5622 / Capricorn Records 2637 101LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB 2LP 5621/5622 / Capricorn Records 2637 101LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB 2LP 5621/5622 / Capricorn Records 2637 101LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress |
40 vinyl pressings of The Road Goes On Forever are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1975 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Capricorn Records 2CP 0164, released November 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2CP 0164, 2CP 0164 (S41, 212), 2637 101, CPLA216164) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2CP-0164 41210-1A GLENN/MI-N 1S and 2CP-0164 41211-1A GLENN/MI-N 1S. 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.
