Vinyl pressings
by Andy Williams · 1963
Days Of Wine And Roses was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 6 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-59034-3CE AIIIIIIISide A runout, variant 1
XSM-59035-3CL AIIIIIIIII TSide B runout, variant 1
o XSM-59034-3DG CIIIIIIIIIIIISide A runout, variant 2
o XSM-59035-3DH T IICSide B runout, variant 2
XSM-59034-3CDRunout Groove Stamp
XSM-59035-3DBRunout Groove Stamp
XSM 59034
XSM 59035
XLP-59032-3AA P \ oSide A runout, variant 1
XLP-59033-3J P \ oSide B runout, variant 1
XLP-59032-3AA P \ oSide A runout, variant 2
XLP-59033-3K P \ oSide B runout, variant 2
XLP-59032-3AC H lSide A runout stamped, exc. H l etched
XLP-59033-3AD H lSide B runout stamped, exc. H l etched
x"Lp" 59032Side A label
x"Lp" 59033Side B label
o XSM-59034-3AJ PSide A runout, stamped, variant 1
o XSM-59035-3CA PSide B runout, stamped, variant 1
o XSM-59034-3AJ PSide A runout, stamped, variant 2
o XSM-59035-3BD PSide B runout, stamped, variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | CBS BP 233057First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Australia | Columbia CS 8815 / Columbia SBP 233057First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Australia | CBS BP 233057First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Canada | Columbia CS 8815First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Canada | Columbia CL 2015First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Canada | Columbia CS 8815First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Canada | Columbia CL 2015First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Japan | Columbia YS-274First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | New Zealand | CBS BP 473029First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 473029 / CBS CS8815First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | CBS 62146 / CBS S BPG 62146First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | CBS BPG 62146First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | CBS BPG 62146 / CBS CL 2015First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | CBS SBPG 62146First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | CBS 62146 / CBS S BPG 62146First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Taiwan | First Record FL-1215LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 8815LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 8815LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
29 vinyl pressings of Days Of Wine And Roses are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1963 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia CS 8815, released April 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 8815, CL 2015, 62146, BPG 62146) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM-59034-3CE AIIIIIII and XSM-59035-3CL AIIIIIIIII T. 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.
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