Vinyl pressings
by Andy Williams · 1966
The Shadow Of Your Smile 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.
20 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 9 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.
XSM113203-2D — C II oRunout A variant 1
XSM113204-2L — B III oRunout B variant 1
o XSM113203-2H B IIIIIIIIRunout A variant 2
o XSM113204-2H B IIIIIIIIIIIIRunout B variant 2
XLP 113201-2FSide A Stamped (Variant 1)
XSP 113202-2FSide B Stamped (Variant 1)
T 0 XLP113201-2H- CIIISide A Stamped [Last - & III Etched] (Variant 2)
0 XLP113202-2H DIIIΛY TSide B Stamped [IIIΛY Etched] (Variant 2)
º XLP113201-2H PA Side Stamped
º XLP113202-2H PB Side Stamped
XLP 113201A Side Label
XLP 113202B Side Label
XSM 113203Label A
XSM 113204Label B
0 XSM113203-2D T D I IIII II I ISide A stamped [I’s etched], variant 1
0 XSM113204-2L BIIIIIISide B stamped [I’s etched], variant 1
0 XSM113203-2C TSide A runout, variant 2
0 XSM113204-2AA ..|Side B runout, variant 2
XSM113203-2J I 2 S oStamped runout A [I 2 S etched]
XSM113204-2F 2 B12Stamped runout B [2 B12 etched]
XSM 113203Label A
XSM 113204Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Argentina | CBS 8685 / CBS 8.685First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Australia | CBS BP-233323 / CBS BP 233323First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Australia | CBS SBP-233323 / CBS SBP 233323First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Brazil | CBS 37462 / CBS CL 2499First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Columbia CS 9299First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Columbia CS 9299First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Germany | CBS S 62 633First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Japan | CBS YS-657-CFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | New Zealand | CBS SBP473285First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | CBS BPG 62633 / Columbia CL 2499First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | CBS SBPG 62633 / CBS 62633First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Columbia CL 2499First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Columbia CL 2499First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | US | Columbia CL 2499First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Columbia CS 9299First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia CL-2499LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | CBS SBPG 62633 / CBS 62633LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9299LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
25 vinyl pressings of The Shadow Of Your Smile are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1966 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia CS 9299, released April 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 9299, CL 2499, BPG 62633, SBPG 62633) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM113203-2D — C II o and XSM113204-2L — B III o. 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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