Vinyl pressings
by Mister Rogers · 1968
Let's Be Together Today was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
X 4 R M-0282- 1 BSide A stamped - variant 1
X 4 R M-0283- 1 BSide B stamped - variant 1
X4RM-0282--1A-A3 IRSide A stamped, 2 A3 IR etched - variant 2
X4RM-0283--1 A A3A RSide B stamped, 2 A3 R etched - variant 2
X4RM-0282--1 I + B4Side A runout, variant 1
X4RM-0283--1 I + B2Side B runout, variant 1
X4RM-0282--1 + I C1Side A runout, variant 2
X4RM-0283--1 I + B2Side B runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | Mr. Pickwick SPC-5154First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Small World Records 80264First yearLP | LP |
| 1968 | US | Small World Records 80264First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Small World Records 80264First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Columbia Children's Record Library CC24517 / Columbia Children's Record Library CC 24517LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1972 | US | Columbia CC 24517 / Columbia Children's Record Library CC 24517LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | US | Small World Enterprises, Inc. MR-7470LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Canada | Mr. Pickwick SPC 5154LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Records MRN-8102LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Records MRN-8102LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia Children's Record Library CC 24517LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Mr. Pickwick SPC-5154LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Let's Be Together Today are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1968 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Canada. One of them is Small World Records 80264.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 80264, SPC-5154) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, X 4 R M-0282- 1 B and X 4 R M-0283- 1 B. 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.
