Vinyl pressings
by Bob Booker · 1962
The First Family was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 4 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.
XTV-86619-1BA side deadwax - stamped, variant 1
XTV-86620-1HB side deadwax - stamped, variant 1
XTV-86619-1BA side deadwax - stamped, variant 2
XTV-86620-1BB side deadwax - stamped, variant 2
NO9Y-3074Side A label
NO9Y-3075Side B label
NO9P-3072 IND-1 CLP 3060 A RJM I B3Version 1 runout A
NO9P-3073 IND-1 CLP 3060 B RJM I x A4Version 1 runout B
NO9P-3072 IND-2 CLP3060A I AIVersion 2 runout A
NO9P-3073 IND-1 CLP3060B RJMVersion 2 runout B
NO9P 3072 H-2 CLP 3060AA Side etched, variant 1
NO9P 3073 H-2 CLP 3060BB Side etched, variant 1
NO9P-3072 H-2 CLP 3060(A etched over B)A Side etched, variant 2
NO9P-3073 H-2 CLP 3060 BB Side etched, variant 2
N09P-3072 R-1 B3 CLP 3060 A RJM RRunout side A, variant 1
N09P-3073 R-2 B1 CLP 3060-B RRunout side B, variant 1
N09P-3072 R-1 D2 CLP 3060 A RRunout side A, variant 2
N09P-3073 R-2 E2 CLP 3060-B RRunout side B, variant 2
NO9P-3072 H-2 CLP - 3060A 3 △5032A-Side Etched
NO9P-3073 H-2 CLP 3060B △ 5032-XB-Side Etched
NO9P 3072A-Side Label
NO9P 3073B-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Canada | Cadence CLP-3060First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Canada | Cadence CLP-3060First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Israel | Cadence CLP-25060 / Cadence CLP-3060First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | UK | London Records HA-A 8048First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Cadence CLP-3060First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Cadence CLP 25060First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Cadence CLP-3060 / Cadence CLP 3060First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Cadence CLP 3060First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Cadence CLP 3060First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Cadence CLP 3060First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Cadence CLP 3060First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Cadence CLP 3060First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Cadence CLP-3060First yearLP, Advance, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Advance, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Cadence CLP 3060First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | GNP Crescendo GNPS 7002First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | The Boardwalk Entertainment Co NB1-33248LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | London Records HAA 8048 / London Records HAA-8048LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Mexico | Gamma GR 181-006LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | New Zealand | Cadence CLP 3060 / Cadence CLP-3060LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Cadence CLP-3060LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Cadence CLP-3060LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
26 vinyl pressings of The First Family are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1962 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Canada, Israel. One of them is Cadence CLP-3060.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CLP-3060, CLP 25060, CLP 3060, GNPS 7002) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XTV-86619-1B and XTV-86620-1H. 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.
