Vinyl pressings
by Al Kooper · 1969
Kooper Session was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
XSM151478-1ARunout, side A, stamped, variant 1
XSM151479 1ARunout, side B, stamped, variant 1
XSM151478-1ERunout, side A, stamped, variant 2
XSM151479-1GRunout, side B, stamped, variant 2
o XSM151478-1A P A3Runout A
o XSM151479-1E P A3Runout B
XSM 151478Label A
XSM 151479Label B
o XSM151478-1B Ƨ1 A6Side A stamped Ƨ A6 etched
o XSM151479-1D 1Ƨ A2Side B stamped Ƨ A2 etched
XSM 151478Side A label
XSM 151479Side B label
XSM 151478Matrix Side A
XSM 151479Matrix Side B
oCustomatrix
XSM151478-1CSide A runout, STAMPED
SBPG 63797- AIRunout Side 1
SBPG 63797- BIRunout Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | CBS SBP233763First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Columbia CS 9951First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Europe | CBS S 63797 / CBS CS 9951First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | CBS S 63 797First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP 50190First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 473734First yearLP | LP |
| 1969 | Singapore | CBS CS 9951First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | South Africa | Date DAS.2062 / Date DAS 2062First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | CBS S 63797 / CBS CS 9951First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Columbia CS 9951First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Columbia CS 9951First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Columbia CS 9951First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Columbia CS 9951First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Italy | CBS S 63797LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Taiwan | First Record FL-1905LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1972 | Venezuela | CBS CS-97.122LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | CBS/Sony 15AP 610LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1207LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9951LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9951LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
20 vinyl pressings of Kooper Session are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1969 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia CS 9951.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 9951, S 63797, SBP233763, S 63 797) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM151478-1A and XSM151479 1A. 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.
