Vinyl pressings
by Ferde Grofé · 1964
Grand Canyon Suite was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 4 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.
XXSM-77127-1JRunout side A, variant 1
XXSM-77128-1FRunout side B, variant 1
XXSM-77127- 1AERunout side A, variant 2
XXSM-77128- 1AFRunout side B, variant 2
XXLP-77125-1AC | / |||| || /0 oRunout stamped side A variant 1 [the slashes preceding the "0" are etched]
XXLP-77126-1G // | || A oRunout stamped side B variant 1 [the slashes preceding the "A" are etched]
o XXLP-77125-1AD I P A7Runout stamped side A variant 2
o XLP-77126-1B P 3 SM |||Runout stamped side B variant 2 [the "SM |||" is etched]
Label A: XSM 77127
Label B: XSM 77128
Side A: XXSM-77127-1D
Side B: XXSM-77128-1AB
XXSM-77127-1BF 1 T oRunout side A stamped, 1 etched Variant 1
o XSM-77128-1CC 1 TRunout side B stamped, 1 etched Variant 1
XXSM-77127-1BH 1 T A4 oRunout side A stamped Variant 2
XXSM-77128-1CD 1 T A1 .oRunout side B stamped Variant 2
XXSM-77127-1ALSide A, stamped
XXSM-77128-1AKSide B, stamped
XSM 77127Side A Label
XSM 77128Side B Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | CBS SBR-235081 / CBS Masterworks SBR 235081First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Australia | CBS Masterworks BR 235081 / CBS BR-235081First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks MS 6618First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | New Zealand | CBS SBR-475048 / CBS Masterworks SBR475048First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | New Zealand | CBS BR-475048 / CBS BR475048First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6618First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 6018First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6618First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6618First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6618First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6618First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6618First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6618First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6618First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6618First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | Columbia Masterworks M 31824LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS SBR-235081 / CBS Masterworks SBR 235081LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6618LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia MS 6618LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | CBS 31824LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6618LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6618LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 6018LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6618LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
25 vinyl pressings of Grand Canyon Suite are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1964 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Columbia Masterworks MS 6618.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 6618, ML 6018, SBR-235081, BR 235081) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XXSM-77127-1J and XXSM-77128-1F. 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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