Vinyl pressings
by The Stills-Young Band · 1976
Long May You Run was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
33 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 18 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.
MS-1-2253 JW 3 #2 0A Side Etch exc Jacksonville "0" stamp var 1
MS-2-2253-RE1 JW 7.#1 0B Side Etch exc Jacksonville "0" stamp var 1
MS-1-2253-JW 2 #2 0A Side Etch exc Jacksonville "0" stamp var 2
MS-2-2253 JW 3.#1 0B Side Etch exc Jacksonville "0" stamp var 2
MS-1-2253 WW 3 ─◁Side A etched variant 1
MS-2-2253 RE1 WW 2 ─◁Side B etched variant 1
MS-1-2253 WW 2 #3 ─◁Side A etched variant 2
MS-2-2253 RE1 WW1 ─◁Side B etched variant 2
MS-1-2253-TH1 A 1TSide A etched variant 1
MS-2-2253-RE1-TH2 SIDE B 1TSide B etched variant 1
MS-1-2253-TH3 A 1TSide A etched variant 2
MS-2-2253-RE1-TH3 SIDE B 1TSide B etched variant 2
MS-1-2253-SM1-2S A2 (-2S & A2 very faint)Variant #1 Side I Etched
MS-2-2253-RE-1-SM-4 S1 (S1 very faint)Variant #1 Side II Etched
MS-1-2253-SM2 1A SVariant #2 Side I Etched
MS-2-2253-RE1-SM4 S2 1Variant #2 Side I Etched
MS-1-2253-P3 C C PSide A runout etched, variant 1
MS-2-2253-RE1-P4 4 Λ PSide B runout etched, variant 1
MS-1-2253-P3Side A runout etched, variant 2
MS-2-2253-RE1-P1Side B runout etched, variant 2
MS-1-2253-LW1 1 ✲Runout A, variant 1
MS-2-2253-RE1-LW1 1 ✲Runout B, variant 1
MS-1-2253-LW1 1 ✲Runout A, variant 2
MS-2-2253-RE1-LW1 2 ✲Runout B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Reprise Records MS 2253 / Reprise Records MS 2253First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | Reprise Records 34009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2253First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Reprise Records 54 081First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Greece | Reprise Records 0344 / Reprise Records RS 0344First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Greece | Reprise Records 0344 / Reprise Records MS2253LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | Israel | CBS K54081First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | Reprise Records W 54081First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | Reprise Records W 54081First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10217RFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Reprise Records P-10217RFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Reprise Records MS 2253First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Philippines | Reprise Records MS 2253 (MS-2-2253)First yearLP | LP |
| 1976 | Portugal | Reprise Records LP-S 68-10First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | South Africa | Reprise Records RRC 2223 (MS 2253)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Europe | Reprise Records 9362-49175-1 / Reprise Records 552046-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2017 | US | Reprise Records 552046-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records 33931LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2253LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 54 081LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 081LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 081LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 081LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Reprise Records RS 0344 / Reprise Records 54081LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | Reprise Records 54081LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Reprise Records K54081 / Reprise Records REP 54081LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
49 vinyl pressings of Long May You Run are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1976 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Europe, Germany and more. One of them is Reprise Records MS 2253, released September 20, 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 2253, K 54081, REP 54081, REP 54 081) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MS-1-2253 JW 3 #2 0 and MS-2-2253-RE1 JW 7.#1 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.
