Vinyl pressings
by The Byrds · 1971
Farther Along was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1971, 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.
PAL-31050 -1GSide 1 runout, variant 1
PBL-31050 -1FSide 2 runout, variant 1
PBL-31050 -1HSide 2 runout variant 2
T1 PAL 31050 1CSide 1 runout variant 3
| PAL 31050 1A o A 2Side A Runout Variant #1, etched (except "o" stamped)
S[backwards] \ PBL-31050 -1B o A \Side B Runout Variant #1, etched (except "o" stamped)
| PAL 31050 1B o A 2Side A Runout Variant #2, etched (except "o" stamped)
S[backwards] \ PBL-31050 -1B o A \Side B Runout Variant #2, etched (except "o" stamped)
T1 o PAL-31050 1D A 9Side A runout, etched ["o" & "A" stamped
T1 o PBL 31050 -1C ASide B runout, etched ["o" & "A" stamped
AL 31050Side A label
BL 31050Side B label
PAL-31050 -1F 0 pRunout A, variant 1
PBL-31050 -1F pRunout B, variant 1
P o PAL-31050-1G 1 A 2Runout A, variant 2
P PBL 31050 1H 1 A 3Runout B, variant 2
T1 PAL 31050 1C
T1 PBL-31050 -1D
AL 31050
BL 31050
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | CBS SBP 234060 / CBS KC 31050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Columbia KC 31050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Europe | CBS S 64676 / CBS KC 31050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPJ 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPJ 1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 473940First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Columbia KC 31050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Columbia KC 31050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Columbia KC 31050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Columbia KC 31050First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Columbia KC 31050First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1972 | Italy | CBS S 64676 / CBS 64676LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | South Africa | CBS ASF.1654LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | CBS 64676LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | CBS/Sony 20AP 1984LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Japan | CBS/Sony 20AP-1984LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia Limited Edition LE 10215LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Farther Along are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1971 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Australia, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Columbia KC 31050.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KC 31050, SBP 234060, S 64676, SOPJ 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL-31050 -1G and PBL-31050 -1F. 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.
