US
1960- Label and catalog number
- Folkways Records FC 7533
- Format
- LP, Album
Vinyl pressings
by Leadbelly · 1960
Negro Folk Songs For Young People was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year. 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.
FC 7533 A PBSide A, etched
FC 7533 B PBSide B, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | US | Folkways Records FC 7533First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1960 | US | Folkways Records FC 7533First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1962 | US | Folkways Records & Service Corp. FC 7533LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1963 | US | Folkways Records FC 7533LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | US | Folkways Records FC 7533LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1967 | US | Folkways Records FC 7533LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | US | Folkways Records FC 7533LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Folkways Records FC 7533LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Folkways Records FC 7533LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Folkways Records FC 7533LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Negro Folk Songs For Young People are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1960 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US. One of them is Folkways Records FC 7533.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FC 7533) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.