Vinyl pressings
by Barbra Streisand · 1964
The Third Album was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 5 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 XSM-76294-1AF AIIIIIISide A runout
o XSM-76295-1AB T DIISide B runout
XSM 76294Side A label
XSM 76295Side B label
XLP-76292-1A
Side A) o XLP-76292-1E 111111V TSide A) etched
Side B) o XLP-76293-1F 1Side B) etched
XSM-76294-1HSide A, variant 1, stamped
XSM-76295-1HSide B, variant 1, stamped
XSM-76294-1F Λ11 oSide A, variant 2, stamped
XSM-76295-1F | D oSide B, variant 2, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Canada | Columbia CL 2154First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Italy | CBS 62295 / CBS 62.295First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1964 | Netherlands | CBS 62295 / CBS CL 2154First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | CBS SBPG 62295 / CBS 62295First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | UK | CBS BPG 62295First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | CBS S BPG 62295First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | UK | CBS 62295 / CBS BPG 62295First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CL 2154First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CS 8954First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CS 8954First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CS 8954First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CS 8954First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CL 2154First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CS 8954First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CS 8954First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Columbia CS 8954LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPN 139LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | UK | CBS S CBS 32041 / CBS 32041LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1981 | UK | CBS S CBS 32041 / CBS 32041LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1984 | Spain | CBS CBS 32041LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Spain | CBS CBS 32041LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1985 | Europe | CBS CBS 32041 / CBS (CS8954)LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Music For Pleasure MFP 5896LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP-233121LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | CBS BP233121LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Columbia KCS 8954LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32041 / CBS (CS8954)LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | CBS YS-357-CLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | CBS BP473173 / CBS CL2154LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | South Africa | CBS ALD 6740LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | CBS CBS 32041LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 2154LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 8954LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia KCS 8954LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 2154LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 2154LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 8954LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
54 vinyl pressings of The Third Album are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1964 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Canada, Italy and more. One of them is Columbia CS 8954, released February 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 8954, CL 2154, SBPG 62295, BPG 62295) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o XSM-76294-1AF AIIIIII and o XSM-76295-1AB T DII. 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.
