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Vinyl pressings

The Wayfaring Stranger

by Burl Ives · 1941

26 pressings4 countriesFolkVocalPopFolk

The Wayfaring Stranger was first pressed on vinyl in 1941. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of The Wayfaring Stranger

1 pressing came out in 1941, the album's first year. 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.

US

1941
Label and catalog number
Okeh K-3Okeh 6315
Format
Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album
Runout / matrix

CO 29678 1 1- IISide A Runout, stamped

CO 29622 1 2-Side B Runout, stamped

CO 29676 1 1- IISide C Runout, stamped

CO 29846 1 1- IISide D Runout, stamped

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 26 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1940s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1941USOkeh K-3 / Okeh 6315First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, AlbumShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album
1944USColumbia C 103 / Columbia C-103Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, ReissueShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Reissue
1946USColumbia C 103 / Columbia C-103Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, RepressShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Repress
1950s10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1950USColumbia CL 6109LP, 10"LP, 10"
1950USColumbia CL 6109LP, 10"LP, 10"
1950USColumbia CL 6109LP, 10"LP, 10"
1952AustraliaColumbiaShellac, 10", 78 RPM, AlbumShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album
1955CanadaColumbia CL 628LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1955CanadaColumbia CL 628LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1955USColumbia CL 628LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1955USColumbia CL 628LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1955USColumbia CL 628LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1958USColumbia CL 628LP, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Repress, Mono · Mono
1960s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1962USColumbia CL 628LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
1963USColumbia CL 628LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1964CanadaColumbia CS 9041LP, Stereo, ReissueLP, Stereo, Reissue
1964USColumbia CS 9041LP, Stereo, ReissueLP, Stereo, Reissue
1965UKCBS BPG62588LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1965USColumbia CL 628LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
Year unknown7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaCoronet KLP 630 / Coronet KLP - 630LP, AlbumLP, Album
?CanadaColumbia CS 9041LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?UKPhilips BBL.7225 / Philips BBL 7225LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?USColumbia B 103 / Columbia B-1037", Album7", Album
?USColumbia CS 9041LP, Stereo, ReissueLP, Stereo, Reissue
?USColumbia CS 9041LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USColumbia B-1037", 45 RPM, Album, EP7", 45 RPM, Album, EP

Tracklist

  1. A1Wee Cooper O' Fife
  2. A2Riddle Song
  3. BCowboy's Lament
  4. CTam Pierce (Old Engliser)
  5. D1I Know Where I'm Going
  6. D2I Know My Love
  7. EPeter Gray
  8. F1Sweet Betsy From Pike
  9. F2On Top Of Old Smoky
  10. GDarlin' Cory
  11. H1Leather-Winged Bat
  12. H2Cotton-Eyed Joe

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of The Wayfaring Stranger are there?

26 vinyl pressings of The Wayfaring Stranger are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1941 and 1965.

When was The Wayfaring Stranger first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1941, in US. One of them is Okeh K-3.

How do I tell if my copy of The Wayfaring Stranger is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K-3) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CO 29678 1 1- II and CO 29622 1 2-. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is The Wayfaring Stranger on vinyl worth?

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.

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