Vinyl pressings
by Andraé Crouch & The Disciples · 1975
The Best Of Andraé was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 3 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.
LS-5678-1 CA MASTERED BY CAPITOL 2Side A runout
LS-5678-B CA MASTERED BY CAPITOL CA KPSide B runout
LS-5678-C CA MASTERED BY CAPITOL 2Side C runout
LS-5678-D CA MASTERED BY CAPITOL KP 2Side D runout
LS-5678-A CA MASTERED BY CAPITALSide 1 runout
LS-5678-B CA MASTERED BY CAPITALSide 2 runout
LS-5678-C CA MASTERED BY CAPITALSide 3 runout
LS-5678-D CA MASTERED BY CAPITALSide 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | Light Records LS-5678-LP / Light Records LS 5678First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Sweden | Light Records LSD 7034LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | UK | Light Records LSD 7034First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | US | Light Records LS-5678-LP / Light Records LS 5678First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Light Records LS 5678First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | South Africa | Light Records JCD 203LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Light Records LS 5678 / Light Records LS-5678LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Light Records E1-60071 / Elektra E1-60071LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Light Records LS 5678LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Light Records LS 5678LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | Light Records LS 5678LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | Light Records LS 5678LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
12 vinyl pressings of The Best Of Andraé are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1975 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Light Records LS-5678-LP.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LS-5678-LP, LS 5678, LSD 7034) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LS-5678-1 CA MASTERED BY CAPITOL 2 and LS-5678-B CA MASTERED BY CAPITOL CA KP. 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.
