Vinyl pressings
by The Cannonball Adderley Quintet · 1970
Country Preacher 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.
15 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.
ST1 404 A3 #1 0Side A runout, variant 1
ST2 404 A3 #3 0Side B runout, variant 1
SKAO 1-404-B-2 0Side A runout, variant 2
SKAO 2-404-A-5 0Side B runout, variant 2
SKAO-1-8-0404A Label
SKAO-2-8-0404B Label
SKAO-1-404-W2 —◁Side A runout, variant 1
SKAO-2-404-W2 —◁Side B runout, variant 1
SKAO-1-404-W2#2 —◁Side A runout, variant 2
SKAO-2-404-W2 —◁Side B runout, variant 2
0 ST1 404 A3 #1Side A runout, etched
0 ST2 404 A3 #2Side B runout, etched
(SKAO 1-404)Label A
(SKAO 2-404)Label B
ST1 404 AI #4Runout A Etched
ST2 404 AIRunout B Etched
(SKAO 1-404)Label A
(SKAO 2-404)Label B
SKAO-1-404-B-2 1 ✲ (stamped)Side 1 Runout etched
SKAO-2-404-A-5 2 ✲ (stamped)Side 2 Runout etched
(SKAO 1-404)Label A
(SKAO 2-404)Label B
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 | Capitol Records SKAO 404First yearLP | LP |
| 1970 | Germany | Capitol Records 1 C 062 80 411First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Italy | Ricordi International SNIR-CP 25.020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Japan | Capitol Records CP8932First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Capitol Records SKAO 0404First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Capitol Records ST 404First yearLP | LP |
| 1970 | South Africa | Cool Blue ECB(V) 18 / Cool Blue ECB (V) 18First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | Capitol Records E-ST 404 / Capitol Records 1E 062 ◦ 80411First yearLP | LP |
| 1970 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-404First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-8-0404 / Capitol Records SKAO-404First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-404First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-404First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-404First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-404First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-8-0404 / Capitol Records SKAO-404First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Capitol Records SKAO-404LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
19 vinyl pressings of Country Preacher are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1970 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Capitol Records SKAO-404.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SKAO-404, SKAO-8-0404, E-ST 404, SKAO 404) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST1 404 A3 #1 0 and ST2 404 A3 #3 0. 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.
