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Vinyl pressings

Fathers And Sons

by Muddy Waters · 1969

58 pressings15 countriesChicago BluesElectric BluesBlues

Fathers And Sons 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 Fathers And Sons

18 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 10 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

August 18, 1969
Label and catalog number
Chess LPS 127
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Terre Haute Pressing, Gatefold
Runout / matrix

o T 1 STM-3646-2 #17983 LPS-127 SIDE1 [symbol] B 4Side A runout etched, B stamped, variant 1

o T 1 STM-3647-2 #17984 LPS-127 SIDE2 [symbol] A 5Side B runout etched, A stamped, variant 1

o T 1 STM-3648-5 #17985 LPS-127 SIDE3 [symbol] A 4Side C runout etched, A stamped, variant 1

o T 1 LPS-127 Side-4 17986 STM-3649-2 SB A 3Side D runout etched, A stamped, variant 1

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US

August 18, 1969
Label and catalog number
Chess LPS 127
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Gatefold, Pitman Pressing
Runout / matrix

P o LPS127 Side-1 17983 STM3646-6 SB A 3Side A runout, etched ["P", "o" & "A 3" stamped], variant 1

P o LPS127 Side-2 17984 STM3647-6 SB A 3Side B runout, etched ["P", "o" & "A 3" stamped], variant 1

P o LPS127 Side-3 17985 STM3648-6 SB A 4Side C runout, etched ["P", "o" & "A 3" stamped], variant 1

P o STM3649-1 #17986 LPS-127 SIDE4 [Lazy 8 symbol] A 2Side D runout, etched ["P", "o" & "A 2" stamped], variant 1

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US

August 18, 1969
Label and catalog number
Chess LPS 127
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Santa Maria Pressing, Gatefold
Runout / matrix

S 1 LPS127 Side-1 17983 STM3646-3 SB A 1Side A runout, variant 1

S LPS127 Side-2 17984 STM3647-8 SB A 2Side B runout, variant 1

LPS127 Side-3 1A [Lazy 8 symbol] A2 S o STM3648-4 #17985Side C runout, variant 1

LPS-127 SIDE4 o [Lazy 8 symbol] A 2 S 1 STM-3649-3 #17986Side D runout, variant 1

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UK

1969
Label and catalog number
Chess CRLS 4556
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

CRLS 4665 A1-♢H STEREOStamped in side A runout

CRLS 4665 B1-♢H STEREOStamped in side B runout

CRLS 4665 C1-♢H STEREOStamped in side C runout

CRLS 4665 D1-♢H STEREOStamped in side D runout

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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 58 vinyl pressings

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

1960s19 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1969AustraliaChess 2CHLS 001First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1969CanadaChess LPS 127First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1969CanadaChess 9033-50033First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1969GermanyChess 275025/026First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1969GermanyChess BLST 6543 / Bellaphon BLST 6543First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono
1969GermanyChess BLST 6543 / Bellaphon BLST 6543First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1969GermanyChess BLST 6543 / Bellaphon BLST 6543First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1969ItalyCadet D. 30-191 / Cadet D. 30-192First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1969JapanChess SJET-8181First yearLP, Album, Promo · PromoLP, Album, Promo · Promo
1969JapanChess SJET-8181~2First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1969New ZealandChess CHLS 1011-2First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1969ScandinaviaGrand Prix GPD-10006First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1969ScandinaviaChess International LPS 127First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1969UKChess CRLS 4556First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1969VenezuelaChess CH-6013First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
All 19 pressings from the 1960s
1970s8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1972CanadaChess 2CH 50033LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1972CanadaChess 2033-50033LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1972CanadaChess 9033-50033LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1972USChess CH2-92522LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1972USChess 2CH 50033LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
1972USChess 2CH 50033 / Chess 2CH-50033LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
1972USChess 2CH 50033 / Chess 2 CH 50033LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
1972USChess 2CH 50033LP, Album, Promo, Repress · PromoLP, Album, Promo, Repress · Promo
1980s18 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1981CanadaChess CH-50033/2LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1981FranceChess 427015LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1981ItalyFrog Records ABRP 22010LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1982SpainChess BD-32202/3LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1982SpainBluesmen BD-32202/3LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1982SpainBluesmen BD-32202/3 / Chess BD-32202/3LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1982YugoslaviaPGP RTB 3220109 / Chess 3220109LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1982YugoslaviaPGP RTB 3220109 / Chess 3220109LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
1982YugoslaviaPGP RTB 3220109 / Chess 3220109LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
1982YugoslaviaPGP RTB 3220109 / Chess 3220109LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
1982YugoslaviaPGP RTB 3220109 / Chess 3220109LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
1982YugoslaviaPGP RTB 3220109 / Chess 3220109LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
1985JapanChess PLP-845/846 / P-Vine Special PLP-845-6LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1986FinlandChess Chess-DLP 204LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1988FranceChess 427015LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
All 18 pressings from the 1980s
2000s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2006GermanyChess LPS 127LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2006GermanyChess LPS-127LP, Album, Remastered, Special Edition, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressingLP, Album, Remastered, Special Edition, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing
2010s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2018USChess B0028301-01 / Geffen Records B0028301-01LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition
2020s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2022USChess B0028301-01 / Geffen Records B0028301-01LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Repress · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Repress · Club edition
Year unknown9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?FranceChess 69513/14LP, AlbumLP, Album
?FranceChess 427015LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyChess 6.28593LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyChess 6.28593LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?JapanChess SJET-9509LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?MexicoGamma GX 01-372LPLP
?SpainChess 30.532202/3LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USChess 2CH 50033 / Chess 2CH-50033LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USChess 2CH-50033 / Chess 2CH 50033LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress

Tracklist

  1. A1All Aboard2:50
  2. A2Mean Disposition5:42
  3. A3Blow Wind Blow3:35
  4. A4Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had3:03
  5. A5Walkin Thru The Park3:07
  6. B1Forty Days And Forty Nights3:04
  7. B2Standin 'Round Crying4:01
  8. B3I'm Ready3:33
  9. B4Twenty Four Hours4:46
  10. B5Sugar Sweet2:16
  11. Recorded Live At Super Cosmic Joy-Scout Jamboree
  12. C1Long Distance Call6:35
  13. C2Baby Please Don't Go3:05
  14. C3Honey Bee3:57
  15. D1The Same Thing6:00
  16. D2Got My Mojo Working (Part 1)3:39
  17. D3Got My Mojo Working (Part 2)5:33

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Fathers And Sons are there?

58 vinyl pressings of Fathers And Sons are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1969 and 2022.

When was Fathers And Sons first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Chess LPS 127, released August 18, 1969.

How do I tell if my copy of Fathers And Sons is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPS 127, CRLS 4556, 2CHLS 001, 9033-50033) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o T 1 STM-3646-2 #17983 LPS-127 SIDE1 [symbol] B 4 and o T 1 STM-3647-2 #17984 LPS-127 SIDE2 [symbol] A 5. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Fathers And Sons 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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