Vinyl pressings
by Wes Montgomery · 1968
Road Song 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.
27 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 10 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.
3023-2 MR △12367 VAN GELDERSide A runout
3024 MR △12367-X VAN GELDERSide B runout
SP-3023Label side A .
SP-3024Label side B
SP-CTS-3023-1A 0 A2Runout, Side A, Etched
SP-CTS 3024-1A 0 A6Runout, Side B, Etched
SP 3023Side A Label
SP 3024Side B Label
SP-3023Side A Label
SP-3024Side B Label
3023-2 VAN GELDER ^\0 8-30-68Side 1
3024-1 AMIXTY 8-30-68 VAN GELDER ::Side 2
Λ3023-1 A M / X T VAN GELDER Λ22 / 9-4-68Runout A
3024-2 VAN GELDER Λ25Runout B
SP 3023Label A
SP 3024Label B
SP 3023Side A Label
SP 3024Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Argentina | A&M Records 833409 / CTI Records 833409First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Australia | A&M Records SAML-933094 / CTI Records SAML-933094First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Austria | A&M Records 212 057First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | A&M Records SP 3012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Canada | A&M Records SP-3012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Canada | A&M Records SP-3012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Germany | A&M Records 212 057First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Japan | A&M Records AML 312LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1968 | New Zealand | A&M Records SAML-933094First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Philippines | Festival Records SP 3012 / CTI Records SP 3012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | South Africa | A&M Records AMC 2059 / CTI Records AMC.2059First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | South Korea | Taedo EU 144LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1968 | UK | A&M Records AMLS 927First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | A&M Records SP 3012 / CTI Records SP 3012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | A&M Records SP-3012First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Italy | A&M Records SLAM 63.012LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | Japan | A&M Records AML 353 / CTI Records AML 353LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | A&M Records LAX 3101 / A&M Records SP 3012LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 1979 | Japan | A&M Records AMP-7034LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | Japan | A&M Records AMP-7034 / CTI Records AMP-7034LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | A&M Records AMS-20015LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Japan | A&M Records AMS-20015LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1983 | US | A&M Records SP-9- 3012 / CTI Records SP-9- 3012LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1987 | Japan | A&M Records C25Y3811LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-3012LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | A&M Records 85 059 ITLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | A&M Records AMP-18011LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Spain | A&M Records HDA 371-25LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP 3012 / CTI Records SP 3012LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
47 vinyl pressings of Road Song are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1968 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is A&M Records SP 3012, released October 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP 3012, SP-3012, LP-2012, AMLS 927) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 3023-2 MR △12367 VAN GELDER and 3024 MR △12367-X VAN GELDER. 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.
