First-year pressing
The World's Greatest Blues Singer 1970 US Pressing (GP 33)
The World's Greatest Blues Singer by Bessie Smith
Mono
- Artist
- Bessie Smith
- Title
- The World's Greatest Blues Singer
- Label
- Columbia GP 33
- Country
- US
- Released
- 1970
- Format
- LP, Compilation, Mono · 2 records
- Format notes
- Santa Maria pressing
Runout and matrix codes
Etched or stamped in the dead wax between the last track and the label. If yours match, you have this pressing.
- XLP 153015Matrix side A, on label
- XLP 153017Matrix side B, on label
- XLP 153018Matrix side C, on label
- XLP 153016Matrix side D, on label
- o XLP153015-1C S B2Runout side A, stamped, except S B2, etched
- o XLP153017-1C S A5Runout side B, stamped, except S A5, etched
- o XLP153018-1C S A2Runout side C, stamped, except S A2
- o XLP153016-1C S A2Runout side D, stamped, except S A2, etched
Other US pressings of The World's Greatest Blues Singer
- 1970Columbia CG 33 / Columbia GP 33LP, Compilation
- 1970Columbia GP 33LP, Compilation, Mono
- 1970Columbia GP 33 / Columbia CV 1040LP, Compilation, Mono
- 1970Columbia GP 33LP, Compilation, Mono
- ?Columbia GP 33LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono
- ?Columbia GP 33, CG 33LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono
- ?Columbia CG 33 / Columbia GP 33LP, Compilation, Mono