Vinyl pressings
by Buffy Sainte-Marie · 1970
The Best Of Buffy Sainte-Marie 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.
8 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.
XSV222447-1A V SD 3 AVSD-3-A Side 1 stamped
XSV222448-1A V SD 3 BVSD-3-B Side 2 stamped
XSV222449-1A V SD 4 AVSD-4-A Side 1 stamped
XSV222450-1A V SD 4 BVSD-4-B Side 2 stamped
VSD 3-A XSV222447 lƒ 11-11-70 PRSide A etched
VSD 3 B XSV222448 lƒ 11-11-70 PRSide B etched
VSD 4-A XSV222449 lƒ 11-19-70 PRSide C etched
VSDS 4 B-1 PRSide D etched
XSV222447-1A V SD 3 AVSD-3-A Side 1 stamped
XSV222448-1A V SD 3 BVSD-3-B Side 2 stamped
XSV222449-1A V SD 4 AVSD-4-A Side 1 stamped
XSV222450-1A V SD 4 BVSD-4-B Side 2 stamped
XSV222447-1E V SD 3A P A3Side A runout, Variant 1
XSV222448-1A V SD 3 B P A9Side B runout, Variant 1
XSV 222449-1A V SD4 A P A12Side C runout, Variant 1
XSV222450-1A V SD 4B P A9Side D runout, Variant 1
XSV222447-1G VSD 3 A A1Side A
XSV222448-1A V SD 3 B 12Side B
XSV222449-1D V SD 4 A A1Side C
XSV222450-1A V SD 4 B iF 1Side D
XSV222447-1G V SD 3 A PRunout side A
XSV222448-1A V SD 3 B PRunout side B
XSV222449-1A V SD 4 A PRunout side C
XSV222450-1F V SD 4 B PRunout side D
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 | Australia | Vanguard VSD - 3 / 4First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | Vanguard 1 C 178-92 055/56First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Vanguard VSD-3/4 / Vanguard VSD-3First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1970 | US | Vanguard VSD-3/4 / Vanguard VSD-3First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1970 | US | Vanguard VSD-3/4 / Vanguard VSD-3First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1970 | US | Vanguard VSD-3/4 / Vanguard VSD-3First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Vanguard VSD-3/4 / Vanguard VSD-3First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Vanguard VSD-3/4 / Vanguard VSD-3First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Vanguard VSD-3/4 / Vanguard VSD-3LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1972 | UK | Vanguard VSD - 3 / 4LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | UK | Vanguard VSD 3 / 4 / Vanguard VSD 3LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | UK | Vanguard VSD - 3/4 / Pye Records VSD 3/4LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1973 | Spain | Vanguard 500-53/54 / Hispavox 500-53/54LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1975 | UK | Vanguard VSD3LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Canada | Vanguard VSD - 3 / 4LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| 1986 | US | Vanguard VMS 73113LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1986 | US | Vanguard VMS 73113LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Vanguard VSD-3/4 / Vanguard VSD-3LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1988 | Australia | Axis AX 701419LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | South Korea | Seoul Records SAPR-101 / Vanguard VSD-3/4LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Vanguard VSD - 3 / 4LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Australia | Vanguard VSD - 3 / 4LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Australia | Vanguard VSD 3/4 / Vanguard VSD - 3 / 4LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Vanguard VSD - 3 / 4LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Vanguard VSD-3 4 / Vanguard VSD 34LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Vanguard VSD - 3 / 4LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Canada | Vanguard VSD - 3 / 4LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | France | Vanguard VSD - 3 / 4LP, Compilation, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Misprint, Stereo |
| ? | France | Vanguard VSD 3/4LP, Compilation, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Misprint, Stereo |
| ? | France | Vanguard VSD 3/4LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | France | Vanguard VSD 3/4LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | Vanguard VSD-3/4LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
32 vinyl pressings of The Best Of Buffy Sainte-Marie are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1970 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Australia, Germany. One of them is Vanguard VSD-3/4.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VSD-3/4, VSD - 3 / 4, 1 C 178-92 055/56) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSV222447-1A V SD 3 A and XSV222448-1A V SD 3 B. 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.
