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An Evening With Belafonte/Makeba

by Harry Belafonte · 1965

38 pressings10 countriesCalypsoFolkBalladAfrican

An Evening With Belafonte/Makeba was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. 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 An Evening With Belafonte/Makeba

12 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 7 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.

US

1965
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor LSP-3420
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Hollywood Pressing
Runout / matrix

R3RS-4388 - - 3S H AStamped runout side A

R3RS-4389 - - 3S H AStamped runout side B

R3RS-4388Printed label side A

R3RS-4389Printed label side B

Full details of this pressing

US

1965
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor LPM-3420
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Hollywood Pressing
Runout / matrix

R3RM-4386--3S H ARunout A

R3RM-4387--3S H ARunout B

R3RM-4386Label A

R3RM-4387Label B

Full details of this pressing

US

1965
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor LPM-3420RCA Victor LPM 3420
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Indianapolis Pressing
Runout / matrix

R3RM-4386

R3RM-4387

Full details of this pressing

US

1965
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor LSP-3420
Format
LP, Stereo · Rockaway Pressing
Runout / matrix

R3RS-4388- - 7S Rstamped A side

R3RS-4389 - - 4S Rstamped B side

or R3RS-4388- - 6S Rstamped A side

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 38 vinyl pressings

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

1960s16 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1965ArgentinaRCA Victor 9628First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965AustraliaRCA LPM-3420First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965AustraliaRCA Victor LSP-3420First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1965CanadaRCA Victor LPM-3420 / RCA Victor LPM 3420First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965CanadaRCA Victor LSP-3420First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1965IsraelRCA Victor LPM-3420First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965JapanVictor SHP-5477First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1965New ZealandRCA Victor LPM-3420First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965USRCA Victor LSP-3420First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1965USRCA Victor LPM-3420First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965USRCA Victor LPM-3420 / RCA Victor LPM 3420First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965USRCA Victor LSP-3420First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1966FranceRCA Victor 445 035LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1966GermanyRCA Victor LPM-3420LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1966GermanyRCA LSP-3420 / RCA Victor LSP 3420LP, AlbumLP, Album
All 16 pressings from the 1960s
1970s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1971FranceRCA Victor 740.650LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1974JapanRCA LPM-3420 / RCA RCA-3420LP, Album, Promo, White Label, Stereo · PromoLP, Album, Promo, White Label, Stereo · Promo
1974JapanRCA RCA-5124LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1976CanadaRCA Victor LSP-3420LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1986GermanyRCA NL89871LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
2000s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2004GermanyRCA Victor LSP-3420 / Speakers Corner Records RCA 3420LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2004GermanyRCA Victor LSP-3420 / Speakers Corner Records RCA 3420LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing
Year unknown15 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaRCA Victor LSP-3420LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyRCA Victor LSP-3420 / RCA Victor 26.21029LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
?GermanyRCA Victor LSP-3420LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyRCA LSP-3420 / RCA 26.21029LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
?GermanyRCA LSP-3420 / RCA LSP 3420LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
?GermanyRCA LSP-3420 / RCA Victor LSP 3420LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyRCA LSP-3420 / RCA Victor LSP 3420LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?GermanyRCA Victor LSP 3420 / RCA Victor 26.21029LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyRCA Victor LSP 3420 / RCA Victor 26.21029LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?KenyaRCA Victor LSP-3420LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USRCA Victor LSP 3420 / RCA Victor LSP-3420LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USRCA Victor LSP 3420 / RCA Victor LSP-3420LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USRCA Victor LSP-3420LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USRCA Victor LSP-3420LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?USRCA Records KYL1-0530LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Train Song3:08
  2. A2In The Land Of The Zulus2:30
  3. A3Hush, Hush3:03
  4. A4To Those We Love2:15
  5. A5Give Us Our Land2:27
  6. A6Beware, Verwoerd!2:05
  7. B1Gone Are My Children2:47
  8. B2Hurry, Mama, Hurry!3:25
  9. B3My Angel3:12
  10. B4Cannon2:47
  11. B5Lullaby2:46
  12. B6Show Me The Way, My Brother3:10

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of An Evening With Belafonte/Makeba are there?

38 vinyl pressings of An Evening With Belafonte/Makeba are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1965 and 2004.

When was An Evening With Belafonte/Makeba first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, Argentina, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor LSP-3420.

How do I tell if my copy of An Evening With Belafonte/Makeba is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSP-3420, LPM-3420, 9628, SHP-5477) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R3RS-4388 - - 3S H A and R3RS-4389 - - 3S H A. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is An Evening With Belafonte/Makeba 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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