Vinyl pressings
by Bill Cosby · 1967
Bill Cosby Sings / Silver Throat was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
p o 9273 W-1709-A 1-C A 3A-Side Runout Etching
p o 9274 W-1709-B 1-C 1 B 3B-Side Runout Etching
9273A-Side Label
9274B-Side Label
WS-1709A IA Λ3 o X2 39273side A runout etched
WS-1709 B IB Λ4 o 39274side B runout etched
S39273side A label
S39274side B label
39273 WS-1709 A 1B oSide A
39274 WS-1709 B 1A oSide B
39273 WS-1709 A 1C-1Side 1 etched
39274 WS-1709B 1C 1 LΛSide 2 etched
9273 W-1709-A 1-B -1 T B 5Side A Etched [T & B Stamped]
9274 W-1709-B 1-B 2 T ΛSide B Etched [T Λ Stamped]
o 39273 WS-1709-A 1-D P CA-Side Runout
p o 39274 WS-1709-B 1D1 D oB-Side Runout
S39273A-Side Label
S39274B-Side Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W 1709First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1709First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1709First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W 1709First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WS 1709First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1709 / Warner Bros. Records 1709First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1709First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1709First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1709First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1709First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1709First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1709 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1709First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-625LP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 1968 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-625LP, Album, Repress, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Chile | Warner Bros. Records 1709LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBL 1057LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1709LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS-1709 / Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1709LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Bill Cosby Sings / Silver Throat are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada, Germany. One of them is Warner Bros. Records W 1709.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use W 1709, WS 1709) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p o 9273 W-1709-A 1-C A 3 and p o 9274 W-1709-B 1-C 1 B 3. 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.
