Vinyl pressings
by Buffalo Springfield · 1969
Retrospective - The Best Of Buffalo Springfield was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 9 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.
ST-C-6803 - B [MR logo] AT △12877 RG WRunout side A, variant 1
ST-C6804 - A [MR logo] AT △12877-X RG WRunout side B, variant 1
ST-C-681503 T - A [MR logo] P AT △̸12877 RG WRunout side A, variant 2
ST-C-681504 ⏤ B [MR logo] P △̸12877-X AT RG WRunout side B, variant 2
o ST C681503-1A 1 CT TRunout side A, stamped ["1" & "T" etched] Variant 1
o ST C681504-1B 1 CT TRunout side B, stamped ["1" & "T" etched] Variant 1
o ST C681503-1B 1 CT T D2Runout side A, stamped ["1", "2" & "T" etched] Variant 2
o ST C681504-1A 1 CT T B3Runout side B, stamped ["1", "3" & "T" etched] Variant 2
STC-681503-PR-2SRunout side 1 stamped
STC-681504-PR-2SRunout side 2 stamped
ST-C-681503 PRLabel side 1
ST-C-681504 PRLabel side 2
0 ST C681503-1D I S I Aside A stamped (I S, I A etched)
0 ST C681504-1A I CT T S 6 Vside B stamped (I, T S, 6 etched)
0 ST C681503-1C CPside A, variant 2, stamped (0 is very small)
0 ST C681504-1C CPside B, variant 2, stamped (0 is very small)
ST-C-681503 - B AT WLabel side A
ST-C-681504 - A AT WLabel side B
ST-C-681504 - A P AT RG WSide A runout etched, variant 1
ST-C-681503 - A P AT RG WSide B runout etched, variant 1
ST-C-681503 - A P AT RG WSide A runout etched, variant 2
ST-C-681504 - B P AT RG WSide B runout etched, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Atlantic SAL-933,299First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | Australia | Atlantic AL-33,299First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Canada | ATCO Records SD 33-283First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1969 | Canada | ATCO Records SD 33-283First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | ATCO Records SD 33-283First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1969 | Germany | ATCO Records SD 33-283First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1969 | Italy | Atlantic ATS ST 06056First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1969 | Japan | Atlantic SMT-1072First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Atlantic SAL-933,299 / Atlantic SAL-933299First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1969 | South Africa | Atlantic ATC 9175First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | South Korea | Taedo EU 232LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1969 | South Korea | Taedo EU 232LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1969 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-283First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-283First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-283LP, Compilation, Stereo, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Club Edition · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | New Zealand | Atlantic SD 33-283LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1970 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-283LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | Taiwan | First Record FL-1789LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1971 | Canada | ATCO Records SD 33-283LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1971 | Italy | Atlantic SD 33 - 283LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1972 | Japan | Atlantic P-8220ALP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Atlantic SD 33283LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Atlantic SD 33283LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Atlantic K40071LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1972 | UK | Atlantic K40071LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1975 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-283LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-283LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | ATCO Records SD 38-105LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | ATCO Records SD 38-105LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-283LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Brazil | ATCO Records 80.016LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1984 | US | ATCO Records SD 38-105LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | ATCO Records SD 38-105LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | ATCO Records R1 38105 / Rhino Records R1 38105LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 2021 | Germany | ATCO Records R1 38105 / Rhino Records R1 38105LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 2021 | Europe | ATCO Records R1 38105 / Rhino Records R1 38105LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 2021 | US | ATCO Records R1 38105 / Rhino Records R1 38105LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Atlantic 14415LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Belgium | Atlantic ATL 40 071LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Canada | ATCO Records SD 33-283LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | ATCO Records SD 33-283LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | ATCO Records SD 33-283LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | ATCO Records SD 33-283LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | ATCO Records SD 33-283LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | ATCO Records SD 33-283LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | ATCO Records SD 33-283LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 40 071 BLP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | Atlantic 40071LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | South Africa | Midi MIDI 24912LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Atlantic K40071LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Atlantic K40071 / Atlantic K 40071LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | ATCO Records SD 33-283LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
79 vinyl pressings of Retrospective - The Best Of Buffalo Springfield are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1969 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is ATCO Records SD 33-283.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 33-283, 228 012, SAL-933,299, AL-33,299) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-C-6803 - B [MR logo] AT △12877 RG W and ST-C6804 - A [MR logo] AT △12877-X RG W. 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.
