US
November 1967- Label and catalog number
- Wand WDS 684
- Format
- LP, Compilation, Stereo · Terre Haute Pressing
- Runout / matrix
WDS-684 A - 1B o T 1Side A runout
WDS-684 B - 1B o T T 1Side B runout
Vinyl pressings
by Maxine Brown · 1967
Maxine Brown's Greatest Hits was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
WDS-684 A - 1B o T 1Side A runout
WDS-684 B - 1B o T T 1Side B runout
WDS-684A-1A KA side etched
WDS-684B- KB side etched
WDS-684-AA side label
WDS-684-BB side label
WDM684A 12 Bell Sound sfSide A
WDM684B 12 Bell Sound sfSide B
WDS-684 A - 1B oSide A runout
WDS-684 B - 1B 2Side B runout
WDM 684 1c Bell Sound sf 3 TSide A runout etched
WDM 684 B 1b Bell Sound sf () T IVSide B runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Wand WDS 684First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1967 | US | Wand WDS 684First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Wand WDS 684 / Wand WDS-684First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Wand WDM 684First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Wand ST-91488 / Wand ST 91488LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1967 | US | Wand WDS 684First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Wand WDM 684First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Wand WDS 684First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Disques Vogue CLVLXS. 208LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Wand WDS 684LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Maxine Brown's Greatest Hits are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada. One of them is Wand WDS 684, released November 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WDS 684, WDM 684) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WDS-684 A - 1B o T 1 and WDS-684 B - 1B o T T 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.