Vinyl pressings
by Bill Cosby · 1964
I Started Out As A Child was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 2 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.
1 33939 WS 1567-A 1-BVersion 1 side A
1 38940 WS 1567-B 1-BVersion 1 side B
38939 WS 1567-A 1-C o PVersion 2 side A
38940 WS 1567-B o I 1C 2 PVersion 2 side B
T 8939-1BSide A Variant
8940-1CSide B Variant
8939 W-1567 1 1G P . .11 oSide A runout
8940 (1-D) 1 C C 2 P oSide B runout
8939Side A - Label
8940Side B - Label
8939-1D W-1567-ASide A Etched
8940-1D W-1567-BSide B Etched
8939 W-1537-A YJ 0Side A etch runout variant 1
8940 1F - 7BSide B etch runout variant 1
8939-1C W-1567-ASide A etch runout, variant 2
8940-1C W-1567-bSide B etch runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 1567 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1567First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W 1567 / Warner Bros. Records W1567First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1567First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1567First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1567First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1567 / Warner Bros. Records W1567First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Warner Bros. Records 1567 / Warner Bros. Records W 1567LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1567LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1567LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1567LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1567 / Warner Bros. Records W1567LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Warner Bros. Records 1567 / Warner Bros. Records W 1567LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Warner Bros. Records 1567 / Warner Bros. Records W 1567LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Warner Bros. Records 1567 / Warner Bros. Records W1567LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1567LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Midi MID-213LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBX 30LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1567 / Warner Bros. Records 1567LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WS 1567LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W 1567LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1567LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1567LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1567 / Warner Bros. Records 1567LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1567LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Taiwan | Angel Records TFL-103LP, Album, Misprint, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Misprint, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1567 / Warner Bros. Records W1567LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1567 / Warner Bros. Records W1567LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1567LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1567LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1567 / Warner Bros. Records W1567LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1567LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
37 vinyl pressings of I Started Out As A Child are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1964 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, Canada. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WS 1567.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WS 1567, W 1567, 1567) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1 33939 WS 1567-A 1-B and 1 38940 WS 1567-B 1-B. 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.
