Vinyl pressings
by John Fahey · 1968
The Yellow Princess was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
o VSD-79293A XSV143775-1B Ƨ A1Side A runout stamped, Ƨ A1 etched, variant 1
o XSV143776-3B V SD 79293 B 1 A1Side B runout stamped, 1 A1 etched, variant 1
VSD-79293A o XSV143775-1A Ƨ A 1Side A runout stamped, Ƨ etched, variant 2
VSD-79293B o XSV143776-3A F A 3Side B runout stamped, A 3 etched, variant 2
p o XSV 143775 VSD-79293-A 34-4 4-69 1Side A runout stamped, variant 1
VSD-79293B o XSV143775-3A 1 P A4Side B runout stamped, variant 1
VSD-79293A o XSV143775 p A2Side A runout stamped, variant 2
VSD-79293A o XSV143776-3A p A3Side B runout stamped, variant 2
VSD-79293A o XSV 143775-1A P [etched] 1e-Side A runout stamped
VSD-79293B o XSV143776-3A P A3Side B runout stamped
XSV 143775A-Side Label
XSV 143776B-Side Label
VSD-79293A XSV143775-1BSide A runout stamped - Variant 1
XSV143776-3B V SD 79293 BSide B runout stamped - Variant 1
VSD-79293A o XSV143775-1A P A2Side A runout stamped - Variant 2
VSD-79293B o XSV143776-3A P A3Side B runout stamped - Variant 2
SVRL 19033 A//1 420 1 1 4Runout, side A
SVRL 190 ̶2̶3̶33 B//1 420 1 1 2Runout, side B
SVRL. 19033 1YLabel, side A
SVRL. 19033 2YLabel, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Vanguard VSD-79293First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Canada | Vanguard VSD-79293First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | UK | Vanguard SVRL 19033 / Vanguard SVRL.19033First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Vanguard VSD-79293First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Vanguard VSD-79293First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Vanguard VSD-79293First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Vanguard VSD-79293First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | US | Vanguard VSD-79293LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Italy | Vanguard VSD 79293 / Comet Records VSD 79293LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | UK | Vanguard VSD-79293LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2010 | US | Vanguard VSD-79293LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Vanguard VSD-79293LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
12 vinyl pressings of The Yellow Princess are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1968 and 2010.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Canada. One of them is Vanguard VSD-79293.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VSD-79293, SVRL 19033) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o VSD-79293A XSV143775-1B Ƨ A1 and o XSV143776-3B V SD 79293 B 1 A1. 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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