Vinyl pressings
by OC Smith · 1968
For Once In My Life 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.
3 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.
XSM-138504-1A-SIDE ONESide A runout, variant 1
XSM-138505-1A SIDE TWOSide B runout, variant 1
o XSM-138504-1B-SIDE ONE D T oSide A runout, variant 2
o XSM-138505-1D I T 8VSide B runout, variant 2
o XSM-138504-1B SIDE ONE A TSide A runout
o XSM138505-1E \ T X ⎎[Block S symbol stamp]Side B runout
o XSM-138504-1C SIDE ONEA side etched, o stamped
o XSM-138504-1C SIDE TWOB side etched, o stamped
XSM 138504A side label
XSM 138505B side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | Columbia CS 9756First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CS 9756First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CS 9756First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Australia | CBS SBP 233641LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Australia | CBS SBP 233641LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | CBS S 63544LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Italy | CBS S 63544LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | South Africa | Date DAS 2021LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | CBS M 63544LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | UK | CBS S 63544LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Date DAS 2021LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Columbia CS 9756LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Columbia CS 9756LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Columbia CS 9756LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Taiwan | First Record FL-1753LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Venezuela | CBS CL-2609 / Columbia CL-2609LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of For Once In My Life are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Canada. One of them is Columbia CS 9756.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 9756) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM-138504-1A-SIDE ONE and XSM-138505-1A SIDE TWO. 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.
