Vinyl pressings
by Harry Belafonte · 1963
Streets I Have Walked was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 6 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.
P3RS-2840 - - 1 S I A2Runout side A, variant 1
P3RS-2841 - 13 S I B3Runout side B, variant 1
P3RS-2840- -1S I A1Runout side A, variant 2
P3RS-2841-13S I B1Runout side B, variant 2
P3RM-2838Side A
P3RM-2839Side B
P3RS-2840 - - 3 S A HA-side stamped
P3RS-2841 - - 3 S A HB-side stamped
(P3RS-2840)A-side label
(P3RS-2841)B-side label
P3RS-2840 - - 2S A1 RSide A runout, stamped ["R" is etched]
P3RS-2841- -5S A1 RSide B runout, stamped ["A1" is etched]
P3RS-2840Side A label
P3RS-2841Side B label
P3RM-2838- -1S ɪ A2Runout side A, variant 1
P3RM-2839- -1S ɪ A1Runout side B, variant 1
P3RM-2838- -1S A1 ɪRunout side A, variant 2
P3RM-2839- -1S ɪ ⸫ A1Runout side B, variant 2
P3RM-2838- 3S A HSide A Runout, Stamped
P3RM-2839- 3S A HSide B Runout, Stamped
P3RM-2838Side A Label
P3RM-2839Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-2695First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-2695First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Germany | RCA LSP-2695First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1963 | Germany | RCA Victor LPM-2695 / RCA Victor LPM 2695First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Germany | RCA LPM-2695 / RCA LPM 2695First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Japan | Victor SHP-5202First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | New Zealand | RCA RPL 3385 / RCA Victor RPL 3385First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | RCA RD-7559First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | RCA SF-7559First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2695 / RCA Victor LSP 2695First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2695 / RCA Victor LPM 2695First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2695 / RCA Victor LSP 2695First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2695 / RCA Victor LSP 2695First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2695 / RCA Victor LPM 2695First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2695 / RCA Victor LPM 2695First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA LSP2695LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | RCA LPM 2695LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | RCA LSP 2695 / RCA LSP-2695LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-2695 / RCA Victor LSP 2695LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | RCA LSP 2695 / RCA LSP-2695LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | South Africa | RCA Victor 31,719 / RCA Victor LPM-2695LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-2695 / RCA Victor LSP 2695LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
24 vinyl pressings of Streets I Have Walked are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1963 and 1964.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is RCA Victor LSP-2695.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSP-2695, LPM-2695, RD-7559, SF-7559) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P3RS-2840 - - 1 S I A2 and P3RS-2841 - 13 S I B3. 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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