Vinyl pressings
by Barbra Streisand · 1967
The Best Of Barbra Streisand was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year. 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.
599221 A S 62788 A 33 2 K6♦KRunout area side A
599221 B S 62788 B zzz ▭ zzz▭ xxxxx▭zzz ▭ 33 2 K6♦K zzz▭Runout area side B
CI S 62788-ALabel side A
CI S 62788-BLabel side B
599221 A S 62788 A zzz ▭ zzz▭ xxxxx▭ zzz ▭ 33 2 K6♦K zzzRunout area side A
599221 B S 62788 B zzz 33 2 K6♦KRunout area side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Italy | CBS S 62788First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1967 | Italy | CBS SD S 62788First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1968 | Germany | CBS S 62788 / CBS S 62 788LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1968 | Netherlands | CBS S 62788LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1969 | Italy | CBS S 62788 / CBS 62788LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Italy | CBS S 62788 / CBS 62788LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Harmony CSP-801LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | New Zealand | CBS 115LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Harmony CSP-801LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Germany | CBS H 048LP, Album, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | Italy | CBS S 62788LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | CBS S 62 788 / Constanze 62788LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | CBS S 62788LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of The Best Of Barbra Streisand are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1967 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in Italy. One of them is CBS S 62788.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S 62788, SD S 62788) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 599221 A S 62788 A 33 2 K6♦K and 599221 B S 62788 B zzz ▭ zzz▭ xxxxx▭zzz ▭ 33 2 K6♦K zzz▭. 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.
