Vinyl pressings
by Bill Cosby · 1968
Hooray For The Salvation Army Band! was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 6 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.
39323 WS - 1728 - A 1-FSide A runout etched, variant 1
39324 WS - 1728 - B 1-FSide B runout etched, variant 1
39323 WS - 1728 - A 1-ESide A runout etched, variant 2
39324 WS - 1728 - B 1-ESide B runout etched, variant 2
P o 39323 WS - 1728 - A 1-E A 1 ARunout, side B
P o 39324 WS - 1728 - B 1-E A 2Runout, side B
S39323Label, side A
S39324Label, side B
0 T 39323 WS-1728-A 1-C 1 Λ1Side A Etched [0 T & Λ Stamped]
T 39324 WS-1728-B 0 1-C 1 Λ11Side B Etched [T, 0 & Λ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Argentina | Music Hall 12.745-1First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1728First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | France | Warner Bros. Records CLPW.1543 / Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records CLPW.1543First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Germany | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1728First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Germany | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1728 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1728First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Taiwan | World Record SLW-1655LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 1968 | UK | Warner Bros. Records W 1728First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1728LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1968 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1728First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1728 / Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1728First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1728 / Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1728First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1728 / Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1728First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W 1728LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of Hooray For The Salvation Army Band! are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Argentina, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WS 1728, released February 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WS 1728, W 1728, 12.745-1, CLPW.1543) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 39323 WS - 1728 - A 1-F and 39324 WS - 1728 - B 1-F. 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.
