Vinyl pressings
by The Byrds · 1968
You Ain't Going Nowhere was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 12 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.
J ZSP 136842-1DRunout side A, etched, Var. 1
J ZSP 136898-1C P 3Runout side B, stamped, Var. 1
p J ZSP 136842-1DRunout side A, etched, Var. 2
J ZSP 136898-1C P 2Runout side B, stamped, Var. 2
ZSP 136842-1B SSSSide A Etched Runout
ZSP136898-1B[stamped] SSS[etched]Side B Runout
ZSP 136842Side A Label
ZSP 136898Side B Label
ZSP-136842-1A TIIIISide A Runout
ZSP136898-1A TIIIIISide B Runout
ZSP 136842Label A
ZSP 136898Label B
TEtched in runouts
ZSP-136842-1A TIIIIIRunout A, etched
ZSP136898-1A TIIRunout B, stamped except etched: TII
ZSP 136842Label A
JZSP 136842Side A Label
JZSP 136898Side B Label
7464A side runout stamped variant 1
7465B side runout stamped variant 1
7464 C 2A side runout stamped variant 2
7465 C 1B side runout stamped variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | CBS BA-221516First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Columbia 4-44499First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | CBS 3411First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Ireland | CBS 3411First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Italy | CBS 3411First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Japan | CBS SONG 80021First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1968 | Netherlands | CBS 3411First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Scandinavia | CBS CBS 3411First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | South Africa | CBS SSC 926First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Southern Rhodesia | CBS SSC.926First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | CBS 3411First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | CBS 3411First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | UK | CBS 3411First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | UK | CBS 3411First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Columbia 4-44499First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
20 vinyl pressings of You Ain't Going Nowhere are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 4-44499, released April 2, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-44499, 3411, BA-221516, CBS 3411) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, J ZSP 136842-1D and J ZSP 136898-1C P 3. 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.
