US
1951- Label and catalog number
- Columbia B-268
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Box Set, Album
- Runout / matrix
ZSP 7240 1BSide A
ZSP 7241 1BSide B
ZSP 7242 1BSide C
ZSP 7243 1BSide D
Vinyl pressings
by Freddy Gardner · 1951
Freddy Gardner was first pressed on vinyl in 1951. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1951, the album's first year, in 2 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.
ZSP 7240 1BSide A
ZSP 7241 1BSide B
ZSP 7242 1BSide C
ZSP 7243 1BSide D
LP 7246Side A Label
LP 7247Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Brazil | Columbia LPCB 26004First yearLP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| 1951 | US | Columbia B-268First year7", 45 RPM, Box Set, Album | 7", 45 RPM, Box Set, Album |
| 1952 | US | Columbia B-330 / Columbia B 3307", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Reissue |
| 1953 | US | Columbia CL 6240LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1953 | US | Columbia CL 6240LP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| 1953 | US | Columbia B-330 / Columbia B 3307", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Reissue, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Reissue, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Canada | Capitol Records T 6000 / Capitol Records T-6000LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Capitol Records T 10296LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | World Record Club R-04412 / World Record Club R 04412LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1979 | Australia | World Record Club R-04412 / World Record Club R 04412LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | World Record Club R-04412 / World Record Club R 04412LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Columbia 33OS1017 / Columbia 33-OS-1017LP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | Columbia OSX 7726LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | Columbia OSX 7726 / Columbia OSX-7726LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | Columbia OSX 7726LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | World Record Club R-04412 / World Record Club R 04412LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| ? | Australia | Columbia 33OS 1017 / Columbia 33-OS-1017LP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | Columbia 33OS 1017 / Columbia 33-OS-1017LP, 10", Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records T 6000 / Capitol Records T-6000LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Columbia CL 6187LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records T 6000 / Capitol Records T-6000LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records (Canada) Ltd. T 6000LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records T 6000LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Netherlands | Columbia 33 HP 108LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| ? | New Zealand | Columbia 33MS101710", LP | 10", LP |
| ? | New Zealand | Columbia 33 MS 1017 / Columbia 33MS.101710", LP | 10", LP |
32 vinyl pressings of Freddy Gardner are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1951 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1951, in US, Brazil. One of them is Columbia B-268.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use B-268, LPCB 26004) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP 7240 1B and ZSP 7241 1B. 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.