Vinyl pressings
by Bill Cosby · 1963
Bill Cosby Is A Very Funny Fellow Right! was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 3 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.
8821 W-1518-A 1-AAVariant 1, Side A Runout Etching
8822-1AVariant 1, Side B Machine Stamped Runout Etching
8821 1K W-1518AVariant 2, Side A Runout Etching
8892 1A W 1518-BVariant 2, Side B Runout Etching
8821 W-1518A INVariant 1 - Side A
8822 W-1518-B I-MVariant 1 - Side B
8821-1G P C OVariant 2 - Side A Stamped
8821 1A W•1518-BVariant 2 - Side B Etched
P 0 8821 W-1518A INSide A Runout
8822 W-1518-B 0 P I-MSide B Runout
8821Side A Label
8822Side B Label
8821 W-1518A IHSide A runout
8822 W-1518-B IMSide B runout
8821Side A label
8822Side B label
o 8821-1E W-1518-A HIIIRunout side A
o 8822-1E W-1518-B HIIIRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W 1518First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W 1518 / Warner Bros. Records 1518First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W 1518 / Warner Bros. Records 1518First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBH 5001 / Warner Bros. Records 1518First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1518 / Warner Bros. Records 1518First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1518 / Warner Bros. Records 1518First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1518 / Warner Bros. Records 1518First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1963 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1518 / Warner Bros. Records 1518First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1518 / Warner Bros. Records 1518LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Warner Bros. Records 1518 / Warner Bros. Records W 1518LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1518 / Warner Bros. Records 1518LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1518 / Warner Bros. Records 1518LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1518LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1518 / Warner Bros. Records 1518LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Taiwan | Large World LW-269LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WS 1518LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WS 1518LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1518LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1518LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1518LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W 1518 / Warner Bros. Records 1518LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W 1518LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Taiwan | Black Cat Record BC-4041LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Taiwan | Black Cat Record BC-4041LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Taiwan | Black Cat Record BC-4041LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1518LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1518LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1518 / Warner Bros. Records 1518LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1518LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1518LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
39 vinyl pressings of Bill Cosby Is A Very Funny Fellow Right! are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1963 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, Canada, South Africa. One of them is Warner Bros. Records W 1518.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use W 1518, WBH 5001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 8821 W-1518-A 1-AA and 8822-1A. 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.
