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Folksongs And Instrumentals With Guitar by Elizabeth Cotten, album cover

Vinyl pressings

Folksongs And Instrumentals With Guitar

by Elizabeth Cotten · 1958

17 pressings1 countryCountry BluesFolkBluesFolk

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.

How to spot a first pressing of Folksongs And Instrumentals With Guitar

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.

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

Full details of this pressing

US

1958
Label and catalog number
Folkways Records FG 3526
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

FG 3256 A PBSide A stamped runout

FG 3256 B PBSide B stamped runout

Full details of this pressing

US

1958
Label and catalog number
Folkways Records FG 3526
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

FG 3256 A PBSide A stamped runout

FG 3256 B PBSide B stamped runout

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 17 vinyl pressings

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

1950s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1958USFolkways Records FG 3526First yearLPLP
1958USFolkways Records FG 3526First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1958USFolkways Records FG 3526First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1980s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1983USFolkways Records FG 3526LP, AlbumLP, Album
1989USSmithsonian Folkways SF 40009LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2010s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2012USSmithsonian Folkways FG 3526 / Smithsonian Folkways FG3526LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2018USFolkways Records FG 3526 / Smithsonian Folkways FG 3526LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
Year unknown10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?USFolkways Records FG 3526LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USFolkways Records FG 3526LP, AlbumLP, Album
?USFolkways Records FG 3526LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USFolkways Records FG 3526LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USFolkways Records FG 3526LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USFolkways Records FG 3526LP, AlbumLP, Album
?USFolkways Records FG 3526LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USFolkways Records FG 3526LP, AlbumLP, Album
?USFolkways Records FG 3526LP, AlbumLP, Album
?USFolkways Records FG 3526LP, AlbumLP, Album

Tracklist

  1. A1Wilson Rag
  2. A2Freight Train
  3. A3Going Down The Road Feeling Bad
  4. A4I Don't Love Nobody
  5. A5Ain't Got No Honey Baby Now
  6. A6Graduation March
  7. A7Honey Babe Your Papa Cares For You
  8. A8Vastopol
  9. B1aHere Old Rattler Here
  10. B1bSent For My Fiddle Sent For My Bow
  11. B1cGeorge Buck
  12. B2aRun-Run
  13. B2bMama Your Son Done Gone
  14. B3aSweet Bye And Bye
  15. B3bWhat A Friend We Have In Jesus
  16. B4Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie
  17. B5Spanish Flag Dang
  18. B6When I Get Home

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Folksongs And Instrumentals With Guitar are there?

17 vinyl pressings of Folksongs And Instrumentals With Guitar are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1958 and 2018.

When was Folksongs And Instrumentals With Guitar first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US. One of them is Folkways Records FG 3526.

How do I tell if my copy of Folksongs And Instrumentals With Guitar is a first pressing?

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.

How much is Folksongs And Instrumentals With Guitar 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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