Vinyl pressings
by The Brothers & Sisters · 1969
Dylan's Gospel was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. 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 1969, 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.
P o AD-ZS12-44018-RE-1 JcSSide A runout, variant 1
o AC-Z12-44018-2 PSide B runout, variant 1
P o AD-Z12-44018-RE-A1 jcS A1Side A runout, variant 2
o AC-Z12-44018-2 P A1Side B runout, variant 2
o AB Z12 44018 - 1 TRunout side A
o AD-ZS12-44018- PE2Runout side B
Z12 44018-1Label side A
Z12 44018-2Label side B
Z12 44018-A AA RESide A label
Z12 44018-2 AA RESide B label
SPBG 63746 AISide 1, stamped
SPBG 63746 BISide 2, stamped
ELS 357-S1 A̶D̶-̶Z̶5̶1̶2̶-̶4̶4̶0̶1̶8̶-̶R̶E̶-̶1̶Side A Runout [Etched]
AC-ZIZ-44013-2 ELS 357-S2Side B Runout [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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Germany | CBS S 63746First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Netherlands | CBS S 63746First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 473703 / CBS ZIZ 44018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | CBS S 63746 / CBS 63746First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Columbia ELS-357 / Ode Records ELS 357First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | CBS S 63746 / Ode Records ZIZ 44018First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Ode Records ZIZ 44018 / Ode Records Z12 44018First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Ode Records ZIZ 44018 / Ode Records Z12 44018First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Ode Records ZIZ 44018 / Ode Records Z12 44018First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Ode Records SP-8027LP, Album, Promo, Repress · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Repress · Promo |
| 1971 | Japan | A&M Records AML-85LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | A&M Records AMLB 51025LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Sequel Records NEX LP 135LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | Light In The Attic LITA 106 / Light In The Attic 88725469581LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | A&M Records SODL-934356LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Dylan's Gospel are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1969 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Ode Records ZIZ 44018, released August 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ZIZ 44018, S 63746, ELS-357, SBP 473703) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P o AD-ZS12-44018-RE-1 JcS and o AC-Z12-44018-2 P. 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.
