Vinyl pressings
by Barbra Streisand · 1969
What About Today? was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
XSM139726-1ASide A runout, variant 1
XSM139727-1ASide B runout, variant 1
o XSM139726-1B I T B4Side A runout, variant 2
o XSM139727-1B I T D 4Side B runout, variant 2
S C6Side A (Etched)
XSM139726-1BSide A (Stamped)
ASide B (Etched)
0 XSM139727-1ESide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | CBS SBP 233720First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Brazil | CBS 37624First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Columbia CS 9816First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | CBS S 63697First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Italy | CBS S 63697First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONX 60090First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONX 60090First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | Netherlands | CBS S 63697First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | South Africa | CBS ASF 1434First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | CBS S 63697First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | CBS 63697First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Columbia CS 9816First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Columbia KCS 9816LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Columbia CS 9816First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Argentina | CBS 8.975LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Mexico | CBS CLS5297LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Canada | Columbia WKCS 9816LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Canada | Columbia KCS 9816LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Canada | Columbia WKCS 9816LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia PC 9816 / Columbia 9816LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9816LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
21 vinyl pressings of What About Today? are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1969 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Columbia CS 9816.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 9816, S 63697, 63697, SBP 233720) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM139726-1A and XSM139727-1A. 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.
