Vinyl pressings
by Ferde Grofé · 1958
Grand Canyon Suite 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.
14 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 5 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.
XSM 43665Matrix side A
XSM 43666Matrix side B
XXSM43665-1CJRunout side A, variant 1
XXSM43666-1CJRunout side B, variant 1
XXSM43665-1CCStamped Side A Variant 1
XXSM43666-1CHStamped Side B Variant 1
XXSM43665-1DB HIIStamped Side A Variant 2 (Etched HII)
XXSM43666-1CD HIIIStamped Side B Variant 2 (Etched HIII)
XXSM43665-1DL / CIIISide A runout, variant 1
XXSM43666-1DD AIIIIIIIIISide B runout, variant 1
XXSM43665-1EA DIIIIIIIIIISide A runout, variant 2
XXSM43666-1DD DIIIIIIISide B runout, variant 2
XXLP43255-1BE T AIIIIIIRunout side A stamped, IIIIII etched
XXLP43256-1BJ T BIIIIIIRunout side B stamped, IIIIII etched
x "Lp" 43255Label side A
x "Lp" 43256Label side B
XXLP43255-1FRunout, variant 1
XXLP43255-1AESide A runout, variant 2
XXLP43255-1ASide B runout, variant
(x"Lp" 43255)Side A matrix center label
XLP43255-1CC H IIXIIIIRunout side A
XXLP43256-1CA H IRunout side B
x "Lp" 43255Label side A
x "Lp" 43256Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Argentina | Columbia Masterworks 4243First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks ML 5286First yearLP | LP |
| 1958 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks ML 5286First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Japan | Columbia Masterworks RS 102First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 5286First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6003First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6003First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6003First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 5286First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 5286First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1958 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 5286First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 5286First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1958 | Australia | Coronet KLLS 591 / Coronet KLLS-591First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1958 | Australia | Coronet KLL 591 / Coronet KLL-591First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | UK | Philips SABL 106 / Philips SABL.106LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6003LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6003LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 6003LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Coronet KLL 591 / Coronet KLL-591LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | Coronet KLLS 591 / Coronet KLLS-591LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia Masterworks ML 5286LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Columbia Masterworks MS 6003LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia Masterworks MS 6003LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Mexico | CBS Masterworks MLS 9013LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6003LP, Album, Stereo, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Stereo, Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6003LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6003LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6003LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6003LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6003LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
30 vinyl pressings of Grand Canyon Suite are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1958 and 1962.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, Australia, Argentina, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia Masterworks MS 6003, released July 28, 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 6003, ML 5286, KLLS 591, KLL 591) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM 43665 and XSM 43666. 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.
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