Vinyl pressings
by Aaron Copland · 1958
Appalachian Spring was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year. 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.
SDBR-3002-1-T3Etched in runout side A - variant #1
SDBR-3002-2-T4Etched in runout side B - variant #1
SDBR-3002-1-T3Etched in runout side A - variant #2
SDBR-3002-2-T3Etched in runout side B - variant #2
LPBR-6002-1-T1Runout Side A
LPBR-6002-2-T2Runout Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | US | Everest SDBR-3002 / Everest SDBR 3002First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1958 | US | Everest LPBR-6002First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | US | Everest SDBR-3002LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | New Zealand | World Record Club SPZ.550 / World Record Club PZ 550LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1964 | Australia | World Record Club SPE-750 / World Record Club PE/750LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1964 | Australia | World Record Club PE-750 / World Record Club PE/750LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1965 | US | Everest SDBR 3002LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Everest 3002 / Everest SDBR 3002LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Everest SDBR 3002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1967 | UK | Everest SDBR 3002LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Everest SDBR 3002 / Everest SDBR-3002LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Everest 3002 / Everest SDBR-3002LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | US | Everest SDBR 3002LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | US | DCC Compact Classics LPZ-2034LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Circulo Musical cm-M-119LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Everest SDBR 3002LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Everest SDBR 3002LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Everest SDBR 3002LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Appalachian Spring are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1958 and 1997.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US. One of them is Everest SDBR-3002, released November 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SDBR-3002, LPBR-6002) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SDBR-3002-1-T3 and SDBR-3002-2-T4. 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.
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