Vinyl pressings
by Bee Gees · 1969
Best Of Bee Gees 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.
47 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 18 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.
583063 A//2▽420 13 14 04Runout side A, stamped, variant 1
583063 B//2▽420 14 3 04Runout side B, stamped, variant 1
583063 A//2▽420 13 6Runout side A, stamped, variant 2
583063 B//2▽420 13Runout side B, stamped, variant 2
583-063 ALabel side A
583-063 BLabel side B
583063 A//1▽420 13 23Runout Side A Stamped
583063 B//1▽420 12 16Runout Side B Stamped
583063 ALabel side A
583063 BLabel side B
ST-C-691589-CTH-1A sf T 1A-side runout - variant 1
ST-C-691590-CTH-1A sf o T 1B-side runout - variant 1
ST-C-691589-CTH-1B sf A15 o T 1A-side runout - variant 2
ST-C-691590-CTH-1B sf A13 o T 1B-side runout - variant 2
ST-C-691589-AA MO (MR) LW AT △13348Runout side A
ST-C-691590-MO AA (MR) LW AT △13348-XRunout side B
ST-C-691589-MOLabel side A
ST-C-691590-MOLabel side B
S T C691589-1E CTH TSide A runout stamped, variant 1
S T C691590-1F CTH TSide B runout stamped, variant 1
S T C691589-1E | CTH T A5Side A runout stamped, variant 2
S T C691590-1E | CTH T B6Side B runout stamped, variant 2
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 | Spin SEL-933,482 / Spin SEL-933482First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1969 | Australia | Spin EL-33482 / Spin EL-33,482First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Australia | Spin SEL-933,482 / Spin SEL-933482First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | ATCO Records SD 33-292First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | Colombia | Polydor 184297First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | France | Polydor 658 173First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1969 | France | Polydor 658 173First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1969 | France | Polydor 658 173First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | Polydor 184 297First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Germany | Polydor 184 297First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1969 | Germany | Polydor 184 297First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1969 | Germany | Polydor 184 297First yearLP, Compilation, Mispress | LP, Compilation, Mispress |
| 1969 | Germany | Polydor 184 297First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Germany | Polydor 184 297First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1969 | Greece | Polydor 583063 / International Polydor Production 583063First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Italy | Polydor SLPHM/D 184 297 / Polydor 184 297LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1972 | Germany | Polydor 184 297LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Polydor 184 297LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | Spain | Polydor 184 297LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1973 | Canada | RSO 2394 113LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1973 | Canada | RSO 2394 113LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | RSO 2394 113LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1973 | Canada | RSO 2394 113LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | RSO 2394 113LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1973 | Canada | RSO 2394 113LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1973 | Canada | RSO 2394 113LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1973 | Canada | RSO 2394 113LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1973 | Canada | RSO 2394 113LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1973 | Japan | RSO MW 2113LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1973 | Netherlands | RSO 2479 175LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | France | Impact 6886 564LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1983 | Ireland | RSO SPELP 83LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1983 | UK | RSO SPELP 83LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | Japan | RSO 18MW 0076LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1988 | Spain | Polydor 184 297LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Spain | Polydor 841 173-1LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Canada | Capitol Records B0030693-01LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Europe | Capitol Records 00602577959370 / Universal Music Group 00602577959370LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2020 | USA & Canada | Capitol Records B0030693-01LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Polydor 184 297LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Australasia | RSO 2394 113LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | Interfusion L 33482 / Spin L 33482LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | Spin SEL-933,482LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Spin SEL-933,482LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Spin SEL-933,482LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | RSO 2394 113LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Spin SEL-933 482LP, Compilation, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Misprint, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Spin L 33482LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Australia | Spin SEL-933,482LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Spin SEL-933,482LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Spin EL-933,482 / Spin SEL-933482LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Spin L 33482LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Australia | Spin SEL-933,482LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Austria | Polydor 184 297LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
142 vinyl pressings of Best Of Bee Gees are listed here, from 30 countries, released between 1969 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK, US, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is Polydor 583 063.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 583 063, SD 33-292, 184 297, 184297) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 583063 A//2▽420 13 14 04 and 583063 B//2▽420 14 3 04. 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.
