US
1964- Label and catalog number
- London Records LL 3407
- Format
- LP, Mono, Album
- Runout / matrix
ARL - 6529 Bell Sound sf 2Runout side 1 etch exc "Bell Sound" "2" stamped
ARL 6530 Bell Sound sf 2Runout side 2 etch exc "Bell Sound" "2" stamped
Vinyl pressings
by The Nashville Teens · 1964
Tobacco Road was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 2 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.
ARL - 6529 Bell Sound sf 2Runout side 1 etch exc "Bell Sound" "2" stamped
ARL 6530 Bell Sound sf 2Runout side 2 etch exc "Bell Sound" "2" stamped
ZAL G529Stamped A Side
ZAL G530Stamped B Side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Canada | London Records LL 3407First yearLP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1964 | US | London Records LL 3407First yearLP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1964 | US | London Records PS 3407First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1964 | US | London Records PS 407First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Japan | London Records MH-209LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | London Records PS 407LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Japan | London Records GXF 2029LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | London Records PS 407LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | London Records PS 407LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | London Records LL 3407LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
10 vinyl pressings of Tobacco Road are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1964 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, Canada. One of them is London Records LL 3407.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LL 3407, PS 3407, PS 407) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ARL - 6529 Bell Sound sf 2 and ARL 6530 Bell Sound sf 2. 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.