Vinyl pressings
by The Cars · 1978
Good Times Roll was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 3 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.
ES-46014-A-1-AR R-4246 RTB-1 sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢRun-out A, etched (sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamped)
I-I ES-46014-B-1-AR R-4247 RTB-1 sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢRun-out B, etched (sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamped)
ASS-11405-A-SP RTB-1 Sterling 1-1Side 1
ASS-11405-B-SP RTB Sterling 1-1Side 2
EM-46014-A-SP RTB-2 STERLING 1-1Mono side, etched, STERLING stamped
ES-46014-A-SP RTB-2 STERLING 1-2Stereo side, etched, STERLING stamped
MX189265 EF90107-1 0Side A runout, stamped
MX189266 EF90107-2 0Side B runout, stamped
MX189265Side A label
MX189266Side B label
E-46014-ASide A label
E-46014-BSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Elektra EF 90107First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Canada | Elektra E46014First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | US | Elektra E-46014-AFirst year7", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo | 7", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Elektra AS-11405First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Elektra E-46014-AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1978 | US | Elektra E-46014First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Elektra E460147", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Elektra E-460147", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1979 | US | Elektra E-460147", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Elektra E 460147", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of Good Times Roll are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, Australia, Canada. One of them is Elektra E-46014.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use E-46014, E-46014-A, AS-11405, EF 90107) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ES-46014-A-1-AR R-4246 RTB-1 sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ and I-I ES-46014-B-1-AR R-4247 RTB-1 sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ. 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.
