Vinyl pressings
by Andy Williams · 1970
Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 8 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 150603A Side Label
XSM 150604B Side Label
Ƨ XSM 150603 STEREO 1-B ºA Side Etch exc º stamp
S 1 XSM 150604 STEREO 1-B ºB Side Etch exc º stamp
XSM 150603A Side Label
XSM 150604B Side Label
P XSM 150603 STEREO 1-C
P XSM 150604 STEREO 1-C
S 64067 A1 17 DRunout side A, variant 1
S 64067 B3 20 ΛRunout side B, variant 1
S 64067 A1 10 DRunout side A, variant 2
S 64067 B3 10Runout side B, variant 2
S 64067 A3Side A Runout, Stamped
S 64067 B2Side B Runout, Stamped
XSM 150603 STEREO 1-CRunout Side A [Etched]
XSM 150604 STEREO 1-CRunout Side B [Etched]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | CBS SBP 233828First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | Columbia CS 9896First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Europe | CBS S 64067First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONX 60155First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 473783First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Spain | CBS S 64067 / CBS S-64067First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | CBS S 64067 / CBS 64067First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | CBS S 64067 / CBS 64067First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Columbia CS 9896First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia CS 9896First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Malaysia | CBS CS 9896LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Columbia CS 9896LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia CS 9896LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1970 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia CS 9896.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 9896, S 64067, SBP 233828, SONX 60155) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM 150603 and XSM 150604. 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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