US
1966- Label and catalog number
- Columbia CL 2534
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
- Runout / matrix
XLP113914-1AB P
o XLP113915-1A P
Vinyl pressings
by André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra · 1966
Today's Golden Hits was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1966, 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.
XLP113914-1AB P
o XLP113915-1A P
XSM113916-1C A AIIIII oRunout A
XSM113917-1C A SIIII oRunout B
XSM 113916Label A
XSM 113917Label B
XSM113916-1DRunout [Side A], Variant 1
XSM113917-1KRunout [Side B], Variant 1
XSM113916-1B S A6 oRunout [Side A], Variant 2
XSM113917-1B S E oRunout [Side B], Variant 2
o XLP113914-1A C ASide A runout
o XLP113915-1B B || ||| ASide B runout
XLP 113914Side A label
XLP 113915Side B label
XLP 113914Side A label
XLP 113915Side B label
o XLP113914-1B IIIII
o XLP113915-1B B IIII
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | Columbia CS 9334First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Columbia CL 2534First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | CBS SS 62792First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Columbia CL 2534First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Columbia CS 9334First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Columbia CL 2534First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | US | Columbia CS 9334First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Columbia CL 2534First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Columbia CL 2534First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Italy | CBS CBS 62792LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | Columbia Special Products P 11708 / CSP P 11708LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Columbia Special Products P 13838LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP-233343LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Special Products P 13284LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Columbia Special Products P 11547LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | CBS Special Products CL 11294LP | LP |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9334LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Special Products P 13284LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9334LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
19 vinyl pressings of Today's Golden Hits are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1966 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Columbia CL 2534.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 2534, CS 9334, SS 62792) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP113914-1AB P and o XLP113915-1A P. 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.