Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Bare · 1966
The Streets Of Baltimore was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1966, 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.
TPRS-1887-2S - A4 -1Side A, Stamped (Except For -A4 -1, Etched)
TPRS-1888-55-A2 ASide B, Etched
TPRS-1887Side A, Printed On Label
TPRS-1888Side B, Printed On Label
TPRM-1885--2S I A3Side A Runout
TPRM-1886--2S B1 ISide B Runout
TPRS-1887Matrix, Side A
TPRS-1888Matrix, Side B
TPRS-1887-3S HRunout, Side A
TPRS-1888-3S HRunout, Side B
TPRS-1887Matrix, Side A
TPRS-1888Matrix, Side B
TPRS-1887-2S I A3Runout, Side A
TPRS-1888-2S I A3Runout, Side B
TPRS-1887Side A
TPRS-1888Side B
TPRM-1885Side A
TPRM-1886Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-3618First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-3618First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-3618First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-3618First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | RCA Victor LSP-3618First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | RCA Victor LPM-3618First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | RCA Victor LSP-3618First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | RCA Victor LSP-3618First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | RCA Victor SF - 7362LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | RCA Victor RD - 7862LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-3618LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-3618LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-3618LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of The Streets Of Baltimore are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1966 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Canada, Germany. One of them is RCA Victor LSP-3618.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSP-3618, LPM-3618) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TPRS-1887-2S - A4 -1 and TPRS-1888-55-A2 A. 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.
