US
1970- Label and catalog number
- Warner Bros. Records 1836Warner Bros. Records WS 1836
- Format
- LP, Compilation, Stereo · Santa Maria Pressing
- Runout / matrix
1 39623 WS1836A 1ASide 1
S 1 39624 WS1836B 1ASide 2

Vinyl pressings
by Bill Cosby · 1970
More Of The Best Of Bill Cosby was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. 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 1970, 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.
1 39623 WS1836A 1ASide 1
S 1 39624 WS1836B 1ASide 2
39623 WS 1836A 1B TISide A Etched
39624 WS1836B 1B TISide B Etched
S36923Side A Label
S36924Side B Label
39623 WS 1836A 1A A 2 S 1Runout Side 1
39624 WS 1836B 1A B 1 S 1Runout Side 2
S39623Label Side 1
S39624Label Side 2
39623 GT. ACRSide A Etched
39624 XT. ACRSide B Etched
S36923Side A Label
S36924Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 1836 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1836First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1970 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1836 / Warner Bros. Records 1836First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1836 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1836First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1970 | Taiwan | Hua Sheng KHS-4242LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1970 | US | Warner Bros. Records 1836 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1836First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Warner Bros. Records 1836 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1836First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1836 / Warner Bros. Records 1836First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Warner Bros. Records 1836 / Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records ST-93136LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1971 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 46 108 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1836LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBC 1499LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 1836 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1836LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WS 1836LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 1836 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1836LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 1836 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1836LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 1836 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1836LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 1836 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1836LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 1836 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1836LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 1836 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1836LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 46 108LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | New Zealand | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WBS 1836LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | New Zealand | $ound Value AXIS 157 / Warner Bros. Records AXIS 157LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1836 / Warner Bros. Records 1836LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records 1836 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1836LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1836 / Warner Bros. Records 1836LP, Album, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1836 / Warner Bros. Records 1836LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
28 vinyl pressings of More Of The Best Of Bill Cosby are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1970 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Canada, Germany. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 1836.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1836, WS 1836) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1 39623 WS1836A 1A and S 1 39624 WS1836B 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.