Vinyl pressings
by The Byrds · 1970
(Untitled) was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1970, 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.
T | PAL 30181 1-ASide A runout
T | PBL 30181 1-ASide B runout
T | PAL 30182 1-ASide C runout
T | PBL 30182 1-ASide D runout
o T 1 PAL 30181 1-A B 5Side A runout, variant 0
o T 2 PBL 30181 1-A B 8Side B runout, variant 0
o T 1 PAL 30182 1-A BSide C runout, variant 0
o T 1 PAL 30181 1-A B 5 STEREO 2TSide D runout, variant 0
P AL 30181-1ESide A runout, variant 1
PBL 30181-1GSide B runout, variant 1
P AL 30182-1GSide C runout, variant 1
P BL-30182-1FSide D runout, variant 1
Ƨ PAL 30181 1-B o B15Runout A
P BL 30181-1J Ƨ2 A8Runout B
P AL 3182-1J 1T o D 4Runout C
Ƨ S PBL30182-1E o A1Runout D
PAL 30181 1-C A 3 PSide A runout, variant 1
PBL 30181 1-C C 3 PSide B runout, variant 1
PAL 30182 1-C A o PSide C runout, variant 1
PBL 30182 1-C 1 A PSide D runout, variant 1
PAL 30181 1-B B 5 S C 1 oSide A runout (variant 1)
PBL 30181 1-B B7 1C Ƨ oSide B runout (variant 1)
PAL 30182 1-B A 10 S C 1 oSide C runout (variant 1)
PBL 30182 1-B C2 S1 C oSide D runout (variant 1)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | Columbia G 30127First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Europe | CBS S 66253First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Italy | CBS S 66253 / CBS S 64094First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP 50363~4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 473825First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Spain | CBS S-66253 / CBS S 66253First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | CBS 66253First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | CBS 66253First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Columbia G 30127First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia G 30127First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Columbia G 30127First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Australia | CBS S2BP 220065First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP-50363~4First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPJ 136-7First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Columbia G 30127 / Columbia CG 30127First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Europe | Simply Vinyl SVLP 381 / Legacy 495077 1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP381LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2016 | US | Friday Music FRM-30127 / Columbia FRM-30127LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia G 30127LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Europe | CBS 66253LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS S 66253LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | CBS 66253 / CBS S 64094LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | CBS 66253 / CBS (S 64095)LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Columbia CG 30127 / Columbia G 30127LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Columbia CG 30127 / Columbia G 30127LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Columbia CG 30127 / Columbia G 30127LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Columbia CG 30127LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CG 30127 / Columbia G 30127LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Columbia KG 30127 / Columbia G 30127LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CG 30127 / Columbia G 30127LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CG 30127 / Columbia G 30127LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
35 vinyl pressings of (Untitled) are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1970 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Australia, Japan and more. One of them is Columbia G 30127, released September 16, 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use G 30127, CG 30127, 66253, S2BP 220065) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T | PAL 30181 1-A and T | PBL 30181 1-A. 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.
