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Vinyl pressings

Songs From A Room

by Leonard Cohen · 1969

103 pressings17 countriesBalladFolkFolk RockFolk

Songs From A Room was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Songs From A Room

32 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 12 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.

US

April 1969
Label and catalog number
Columbia CS 9767
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Terre Haute Pressing
Runout / matrix

XSM 138929-1CSide A runout, var. 1

XSM 138930-1GSide B runout, var. 1

XSM 138929-1A C T oSide A runout, var. 2

XSM 138930-1A A 7 T oSide B runout, var. 2

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US

1969
Label and catalog number
Columbia CS 9767
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

XSM 138929-1B o AG 2 2Runout Side A, etched; o is stamped

XSM 138930-1B o AH 1 2Runout Side B, etched; o is stamped; 2 could be another figure

XSM 138929-1A C TRunout Var 2, Side A etched; C is stamped

XSM 138920-1A A T ORunout Var 2 Side B etched; 2nd A and O are stamped; may be a 7 etched after stamped A

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US

1969
Label and catalog number
Columbia CS 9767
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Pitman Pressing
Runout / matrix

XSM138929-1C 2 ᴘ D 3Side A runout, variant 1

o XSM138930-1D ᴘ E 2Side B runout, variant 1

XSM138929-1C p oSide A runout, variant 2

XSM138930-1G p oSide B runout, variant 2

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US

1969
Label and catalog number
Columbia CS 9767
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Santa Maria Pressing
Runout / matrix

S 1 XSM138929-1B o A4Side A runout, variant 1

1 XSM138930-1B o A2Side B runout, variant 1

o XSM138929-1D S C2Side A runout, variant 2

S 1 XSM138930-1B o B9Side B runout, variant 2

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UK

1969
Label and catalog number
CBS 63587CBS S 63587
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

SBPG 63587 A1Runout A stamped, variant 1

SBPG 63587 B1Runout B stamped, variant 1

S 63587 A2Runout A stamped, variant 2

SBPG 63587 B5Runout B stamped, variant 2

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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 103 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s32 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1969AustraliaCBS SBP 233677First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1969CanadaColumbia CS 9767First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1969CanadaColumbia CS 9767First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1969CanadaColumbia CS 9767First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1969CanadaColumbia CS 9767First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1969EuropeCBS S 63587First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1969EuropeCBS S 63587First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1969EuropeCBS S 63587First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1969EuropeCBS S 63587First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1969FranceCBS S 63587 / CBS S 63.587First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1969GermanyCBS S 63587First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1969IsraelColumbia PC 9767First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1969IsraelCBS CS 63587First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1969JapanCBS/Sony SONP 50141First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1969JapanCBS/Sony SONP 50141First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · PromoLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo
All 32 pressings from the 1960s
1970s10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970ItalyCBS S 63587LP, AlbumLP, Album
1970SpainCBS S 63587LP, AlbumLP, Album
1970SpainCBS S-63587 / CBS S 63587LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1971EuropeCBS S 63587LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1971USColumbia CS 9767LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1972USColumbia CS 9767LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1973South AfricaCBS ASF 1384 / CBS ASF.1384LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1975EuropeCBS S 63587LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1975JapanCBS/Sony SOPN 143LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1975JapanCBS/Sony SOPN 143LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · PromoLP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo
1980s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980PortugalCBS 63587 / CBS CBS 63587LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1982EuropeCBS CBS 32074LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1982EuropeCBS CBS 32074LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1982SpainCBS CBS 32074 / CBS S 32074LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1983GreeceCBS CBS 32074 / CBS 32074LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1987South KoreaCBS KJPL-0559 / CBS PC-9767LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1990s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1997UKColumbia 63587 / Simply Vinyl SVLP 0008LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited
1999UKColumbia 63587 / Simply Vinyl SVLP 0008LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited
2000s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2009USColumbia LP 5283 / Sundazed Music LP 5283LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2010s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2011UnknownMusic On Vinyl MOVLP325LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing
2011UnknownMusic On Vinyl MOVLP325LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressingLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing
2011EuropeMusic On Vinyl MOVLP325 / Columbia MOVLP325LP, Album, Reissue, RemasteredLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
2015USColumbia LP 5283 / Sundazed Music LP 5283LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressingLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing
2016EuropeColumbia 88875195561 / Legacy 88875195561LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
Year unknown47 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaCBS SBP 233677LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?AustraliaCBS SBP 233677LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?CanadaColumbia CS 9767LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?CanadaColumbia WCS 9767 / Columbia CS 9767LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?EuropeCBS CBS 32074 / CBS 32074LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?EuropeCBS S 63587LP, AlbumLP, Album
?EuropeCBS S 63587 / CBS CBS 63587LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?EuropeCBS CBS 32074 / CBS 32074LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?EuropeCBS CBS 63587 / CBS CBS S 63587LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?EuropeCBS S 63587LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?EuropeColumbia COL 32074 / Columbia 32074LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?EuropeCBS S 32074 / CBS S 32074LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?FranceCBS S 63 587 / CBS S 63587LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?FranceCBS S 63587LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?GreeceCBS CBS 32074LP, AlbumLP, Album
All 47 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. A1Bird On The Wire
  2. A2Story Of Isaac
  3. A3A Bunch Of Lonesome Heros
  4. A4The Partisan
  5. A5Seems So Long Ago, Nancy
  6. B1The Old Revolution
  7. B2The Butcher
  8. B3You Know Who I Am
  9. B4Lady Midnight
  10. B5Tonight Will Be Fine

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Songs From A Room are there?

103 vinyl pressings of Songs From A Room are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1969 and 2016.

When was Songs From A Room first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia CS 9767, released April 1969.

How do I tell if my copy of Songs From A Room is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 9767, 63587, M 63587, 63587 CS 9767) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM 138929-1C and XSM 138930-1G. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Songs From A Room on vinyl worth?

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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