Vinyl pressings
by Aretha Franklin · 1963
Laughing On The Outside 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.
9 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
T XSM-75209-1ESide A runout, machine-stamped, variant 1
o XSM-75210-1FSide B runout, machine-stamped, variant 1
o XSM-75209-1B P IIISide A runout, machine-stamped, variant 2
o XSM-75210-1A P IISide B runout, machine-stamped, variant 2
XLP 75207-1CSide A runout
o XLP 75208-1C TSide B runout
XLP 75207Side A label
XLP 75208Side B label
XLP 75207-1ESide A Runout
o XLP 75208-1FSide B Runout
XLP 75207Side A Label
XLP 75208Side B Label
o XLP-75207-1ASide A runout variant 1
o XLP-75208-1A PSide B runout variant 1
o XLP-75207-1B PSide A runout variant 2
o XLP-75208-1G PSide B runout variant 2
XLP-75207-1C 1A-side runout etching
XLP-75208-1CB-side runout etching
X”Lp”75207A-side label
X”Lp”75208B-side label
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 | Canada | Columbia CS 8879First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Philippines | CBS CL 2079First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CL 2079First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CL 2079First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CL 2079First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Canada | Columbia CL 2079First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CS 8879First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CL 2079First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CS 8879First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Armed Forces Radio And Television Service RL-17-4LP, Album, Transcription, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Transcription, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Columbia CS 8879LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | DOL DOL1048HGLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2017 | Europe | Doxy ACV2089LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
13 vinyl pressings of Laughing On The Outside are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1963 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, Canada, Philippines. One of them is Columbia CS 8879, released August 12, 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 8879, CL 2079) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T XSM-75209-1E and o XSM-75210-1F. 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.
