Vinyl pressings
by Barbra Streisand · 1966
Color Me Barbra 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.
22 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 10 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.
o XSM112612-3G- A II II I I II I TSide A runout, variant 1
o XSM112613-3B - AIII I I I ISide B runout, variant 1
o XSM112612-3F BIIIIISide A runout, variant 2
o XSM112613-3B - T FISide B runout, variant 2
o XLP112610-4AA 1 T D I I IRunout A
o XLP112611-4L C III III IRunout B
XLP 112610Label A
XLP 112611Label B
XLP112610-4AF 1 o S B 5Side A Runout
XLP112611-4AE 1 S [inverted '5'] oSide B Runout
o XLP112610-4ESide A Runout (variant 2)
o XLP112611-4ESide B runout (variant 2)
XSM112612-3ABRunout Groove Stamp
XSM112613-3BRunout Groove Stamp
XSM112612-3KAlt Runout Groove Stamp
XSM12613-3AAAlt Runout Groove Stamp
XSM112612-3B - T B IIIIIIIIISide A, Stamped, Except T & I's
o XSM112613-3AE HCSide B, Stamped, Except HC
XSM 112612Label
XSM 112613Label
S 4 PXSide A (Etched)
XSM112612-3D DSide A (Stamped)
B ISide B (Etched)
0 XSM112613-3GSide B (Stamped)
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 | Discos CBS S.A.I.C.F. 8710First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Australia | CBS SBP233318First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Australia | CBS BP-233318First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Columbia CS 9278First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Columbia CL 2478First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | France | CBS 62675First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Germany | CBS S 62 675 / Stern Musik S 62 675First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Mexico | Columbia CL-5181First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Netherlands | CBS 62675First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | South Africa | Columbia ASF 1439First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | South Africa | CBS ALD 6922LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1966 | UK | CBS 62675First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | UK | CBS Sbpg 62675 / CBS 62675First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | CBS 62675First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | US | Columbia CL 2478First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Mexico | Columbia CL-5181LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Europe | CBS 32128 / CBS CBS 32128LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Columbia 80.008LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australasia | Music For Pleasure MFP 5918LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32128 / CBS 32128LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | CBS S 62 675 / Stern Musik S 62 675LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | CBS S 62675LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | UK | CBS CBS 32128 / CBS 32128LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | CBS 62675LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS CBS 32128 / CBS 32128LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | CBS Sbpg 62675 / CBS 62675LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 9278 / Columbia 9278LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 9278LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia KCS 9278LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 9278 / Columbia 9278LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9278LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
44 vinyl pressings of Color Me Barbra are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1966 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia CS 9278, released March 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 9278, CL 2478, 62675, Sbpg 62675) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o XSM112612-3G- A II II I I II I T and o XSM112613-3B - AIII I I I I. 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.
