Vinyl pressings
by Allan Sherman · 1962
My Son, The Folk Singer was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 5 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.
-8713-1D A1111111111Side A runout variant 1
-8714-1C A1111111111Side B runout variant 1
-8713-1D BIIISide A runout variant 2
-8714-1D EISide B runout variant 2
RS 38713 G.B. PAT. # 713.418 U.S. PAT. # 23,946Side A runout
RS 38714 G.B PAT. # 713.418 U.S. PAT. # 23,946Side B runout
S38713Side A center label (in parentheses)
S38714Side B center label (in parentheses)
8713-1AL W-1475-A HIRunout Side A Stamped, W-1475-A HI Etched
8714-1K W-1475-B HIRunout Side B Stamped, W-1475-B HI Etched
(8713)Label Side A
(8714)Label Side B
R-8713 X G.B. PAT.# 713,418 U.S. PAT.# RE 23,946Side A runout
R-8714 X G.B. PAT.# 713,418 U.S. PAT.# RE 23,946Side B runout
8713Side A matrix center label
8714Side B matrix center label
R 8713 US PAT # RE 23,946 GB PAT #713418Side A Stamped
R 8714 US PAT # RE 23,946 GB PAT #713418Side B Stamped
8713-1J .. IIA-side runout
8714-1AD . IIB-side runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records W 1475First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WS 1475First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W 1475First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1475First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WB 1475 / Warner Bros. Records WB.1475First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | Warner Bros. Records W 1475First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1475First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1475First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1475 / Warner Bros. Records 1475LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1475First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1962 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1475 / Warner Bros. Records 1475First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Warner Bros. Records 1475 / Warner Bros. Records W 1475First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1475First yearLP, Advance, Album | LP, Advance, Album |
| 1962 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1475First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1475 / Warner Bros. Records 1475First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records WM 8123 / Warner Bros. Records 1475LP, Album, Limited Edition, Mono · Mono, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Mono · Mono, Limited |
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records WS 8123 / Warner Bros. Records 1475LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
19 vinyl pressings of My Son, The Folk Singer are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records W 1475.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use W 1475, WS 1475, 1475, WB 1475) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, -8713-1D A1111111111 and -8714-1C A1111111111. 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.
