US
1958- Label and catalog number
- Folkways Records FG 3526
- Format
- LP
- Runout / matrix
[Plastylite Ear] FG 3526 A [PB]Runout side A
[Plastylite Ear] FG 3526 B [PB]Runout side B

Vinyl pressings
by Elizabeth Cotten · 1958
Folksongs And Instrumentals With Guitar was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1958, 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.
[Plastylite Ear] FG 3526 A [PB]Runout side A
[Plastylite Ear] FG 3526 B [PB]Runout side B
FG 3256 A PBSide A stamped runout
FG 3256 B PBSide B stamped runout
FG 3256 A PBSide A stamped runout
FG 3256 B PBSide B stamped runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | US | Folkways Records FG 3526First yearLP | LP |
| 1958 | US | Folkways Records FG 3526First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1958 | US | Folkways Records FG 3526First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | US | Folkways Records FG 3526LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Smithsonian Folkways SF 40009LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | US | Smithsonian Folkways FG 3526 / Smithsonian Folkways FG3526LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2018 | US | Folkways Records FG 3526 / Smithsonian Folkways FG 3526LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Folkways Records FG 3526LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Folkways Records FG 3526LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Folkways Records FG 3526LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Folkways Records FG 3526LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Folkways Records FG 3526LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Folkways Records FG 3526LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Folkways Records FG 3526LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Folkways Records FG 3526LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Folkways Records FG 3526LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Folkways Records FG 3526LP, Album | LP, Album |
17 vinyl pressings of Folksongs And Instrumentals With Guitar are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1958 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US. One of them is Folkways Records FG 3526.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FG 3526) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [Plastylite Ear] FG 3526 A [PB] and [Plastylite Ear] FG 3526 B [PB]. 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.