Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Cash · 1968
From Sea To Shining Sea 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.
16 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 8 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.
P 1 XSM116847-1A o A 12Runout A variant 1
P 1 XSM116848-1A o A 1Runout B variant 1
o XSM116848-1D P A5Runout A variant 2
o XSM116848-1C P D8Runout B variant 2
XLP116845-1BSide A
XLP116846-1ASide B
o XSM116847-1C Ƨ A 10Runout side A, stamped ["Ƨ A 10" is etched]
o XSM116848-1D Ƨ A 2Runout side B, stamped ["Ƨ A 2" is etched]
XSM 116847Label side A
XSM 116848Label side B
૦ XSM116847-1B TSide 1 Stamped
ᴗᴖ XSM116848-1B TSide 2 Stamped
XSM 116847Side 1 Label
XSM 116848Side 2 Label
o XLP116845-1B PSide A runout
XLP116846-1A P C L (in circle)Side B runout
XLP 116845Side A label
XLP 116846Side B label
0 XSM116847-1D P A2Side A runout
0 XSM116848-1C P C3Side B runout
XSM 116847Side A label
XSM 116848Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | CBS SBP233492First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Australia | CBS BP233492First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Canada | Columbia CS 9447First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Germany | CBS S 62 972 / CBS CS 9447First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP-50039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 473494First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | South Africa | CBS ALD.8104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | UK | CBS 62972 / CBS S 62972First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | CBS 62972 / Columbia CL 2647First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | CBS 62972 / CBS S 62972First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CS 9447First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CL 2647First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CS 9447First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CS 9447First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CL 2647First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Netherlands | CBS S 62972LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Columbia CS 9447LP | LP |
| ? | US | Columbia Limited Edition LE 10103LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
19 vinyl pressings of From Sea To Shining Sea are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1968 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia CS 9447.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 9447, CL 2647, 62972, SBP233492) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P 1 XSM116847-1A o A 12 and P 1 XSM116848-1A o A 1. 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.
