Vinyl pressings
by Larry Groce · 1979
Disney's Children's Favorites Volume I was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 3 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.
B-1 2505-WK-579 SIDE 1Side A - runout version 1
B-12505-WK-579 SIDE 2Side B - runout version 1
2505-WK-579 SIDE 1 B-1 ᐉSide A - runout version 2
2505-WK-579 SIDE 2 B-2 ᐉSide B - runout version 2
2505-ww-579 SIDE 1Side A
B-1 ᐉ 2505-WK-579 SIDE 1Side A Runout
B-1 ᐉ 2505-WK-579 SIDE 2Side B Runout
MX191201 2505 - 1Runout Side A hand etched
MX191202 2505 - 2Runout Side B hand etched
MX191201Label Side A
MX191202Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Disneyland 2505First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | Disneyland 1V 8120LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Disneyland AXIS 56First yearLP | LP |
| 1979 | US | Disneyland 2505First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Disneyland 2505First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Disneyland 2505First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Disneyland 2505LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | Disneyland 2505LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1981 | US | Disneyland 2505LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1986 | US | Disneyland 2505LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1986 | US | Disneyland 2505LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1987 | US | Disneyland 2505LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Disneyland 1V 8120LP, Album, Club Edition, Repress · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Repress · Club edition |
| ? | US | Disneyland 2505LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Disneyland 2505LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
15 vinyl pressings of Disney's Children's Favorites Volume I are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1979 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Australia, New Zealand. One of them is Disneyland 2505, released June 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2505, AXIS 56) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, B-1 2505-WK-579 SIDE 1 and B-12505-WK-579 SIDE 2. 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.
