Vinyl pressings
by Living Strings · 1966
Songs Of Inspiration was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 2 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.
TCRM -4053 -1S HSide 1 runout
TCRM -4054--1S HSide 2 runout
(TCRM-4053)Side 1 matrix center label
(TCRM-4054)Side 2 matrix center label
TCRS-4055Side A Label
TCRS-4056Side B Label
TCRS--4055--7S A/ RSide A runout stamped except A/
TCRS--4056--3S A/ RSide B runout stamped except A/
TCRS-4055Side A label
TCRS-4056Side B label
TCRS--4055--5S I A1Side A runout
TCRS--4056--1S I A5Side B runout
TCRS-4055Side A label
TCRS-4056Side B label
TCRM -4053 -3S A 1 RSide A runout
TCRM -4054 - - 3S A 1 RSide B runout
TCRM-4053Side A label
TCRM-4054Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | RCA Camden CAS 2103First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | RCA Camden CAS 2103First yearLP, Advance, Stereo | LP, Advance, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | RCA Camden CAS-2103First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | RCA Camden CAL-2103First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | RCA Camden CAS-2103First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | RCA Camden CAS 2103First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | US | RCA Camden CAS 2103First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | RCA Camden CAL 2103 / RCA Camden CAL-2103First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | RCA Camden CAL 2103 / RCA Camden CAL-2103First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Pickwick CAS-2103LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Pickwick CAS-2103LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | Sweden | Grammofon AB Electra NL 45413 / RCA International NL 45413LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | RCA Camden CAS 2103LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Songs Of Inspiration are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1966 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Canada. One of them is RCA Camden CAL 2103, released November 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CAL 2103, CAS-2103, CAS 2103, CAL-2103) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TCRM -4053 -1S H and TCRM -4054--1S H. 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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