US
1962- Label and catalog number
- Columbia CS 8518
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
XSM 54347Side A label
XSM 54348Side B label
XSM-54347-1AD AII
XSM-54348-1F T
Vinyl pressings
by André Kostelanetz · 1962
Wonderland Of Sound - Star Spangled Marches 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.
9 pressings came out in 1962, 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.
XSM 54347Side A label
XSM 54348Side B label
XSM-54347-1AD AII
XSM-54348-1F T
XSM-54347-1KSIDE A [stamped]
XSM-54348-1KSIDE B [stamped]
PH ||SIDE A [etched]
2 PH ||||SIDE B [etched]
XLP-54345-1D I HSIDE 1 Runout
XLP54346-1C BH IIIISIDE 2 Runout
x"Lp" 54345SIDE 1 Label
x"Lp" 54346SIDE 2 Label
XLP-54345-1DStamped side A
XLP54346-1C PStamped 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Canada | Columbia CS 8518First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CS 8518First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CS 8518First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CL 1718First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CS 8518First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CL 1718First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CL 1718First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CL 1718First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Japan | CBS YS-218 / Columbia YS-218First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CS 8518LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Music For Pleasure MFP 5941LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP-233021LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | CBS BP-233021LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Harmony KH 32170LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS SBPG 62011LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Wonderland Of Sound - Star Spangled Marches are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1962 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, Japan, Canada. One of them is Columbia CS 8518.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 8518, CL 1718, YS-218) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM 54347 and XSM 54348. 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.