Vinyl pressings
by Buffy Sainte-Marie · 1971
She Used To Wanna Be A Ballerina was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 7 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.
XSV223610-1A P VSD 79311A A0JSide A runout, variant 1
XSV223611-1A VSD 79311B PSide B runout, variant 1
XSV223610-2A VSD 79311A r1Side A runout, variant 2
XSV223611-1A VSD 79311B PSide B runout, variant 2
VSD 79311A-1 PRRunout side A
VSD 79311B-1 PRRunout side B
XSV 223610Label side A
XSV 223611Label side B
XSV223610-2C V SD 79311A T VSide A runout stamped, variant 1
XSV223611-1C V SD 79311B T VSide B runout stamped, variant 1
VSD 79311A-1 PRRunout stamp side A
VSD 79311B-1 PRRunout stamp side B
XSV 223610Label side A
XSV 223611Label side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | Vanguard VSD-79311First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Vanguard VSD-79311LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1971 | Canada | Vanguard VSD-79311First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | France | Vanguard 519 034First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | Vanguard 1C 062-92 389First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Vanguard SR 655First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Japan | Vanguard SR 655First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | UK | Vanguard VSD-79311First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Vanguard VSD 79311First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Vanguard VSD-79311First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Vanguard VSD-79311First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Vanguard VSD-79311First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Vanguard VSD-79311First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Vanguard VSD-79311First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Vanguard VSD-79311LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Vanguard VSD-79311LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Vanguard VSD-79311LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of She Used To Wanna Be A Ballerina are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1971 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Vanguard VSD-79311.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VSD-79311, VSD 79311, 519 034, 1C 062-92 389) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSV223610-1A P VSD 79311A A0J and XSV223611-1A VSD 79311B P. 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.
