Vinyl pressings
by Odetta · 1965
Odetta Sings Dylan was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 7 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.
RPRS-6813-11S A/Runout side A, variant 1
RPRS-6814-11S RRunout side B, variant 1
RPRS-6813-10S R2Runout side A, variant 2
RPRS-6814-16S X1 ^2Runout side B, variant 2
RPRM-6811-15S A1Side A runout, variant 1
RPRM 6812 15SSide B runout, variant 1
RPRM-6811-16S A 2 RSide A stamped variant 2
RPRM-6812-16S A 2 RSide B etched variant 2 except stamped 'A2 and R'
RPRM-6811-17S HSide A etched, stamped
RPRM-6812-17S HSide B etched
RPRM-6811Side A label
RPRM-6812Side B label
RPRS-681-12S HRunout Side 1 (Stamped)
RPRS-6814-13S HRunout Side 2 Etched except H
RPRS-6813-10SRunout Side 1 (Stamped)
RPRS-6814-16SRunout Side 2 (Stamped)
Side 1: RRPS-6813-13S
Side 2: RRPS-6814-14S
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | RCA LPM-3324First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-3324First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-3324First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-3324First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-3324First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | Japan | Victor SHP-5475First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | New Zealand | RCA LPM-3324First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | RCA Victor SF-7703First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | RCA Victor RD-7703 / RCA LPM-3324First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | RCA Victor LSP-3324First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1965 | US | RCA Victor LPM-3324First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | RCA Victor LPM-3324First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | RCA Victor LSP-3324First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | RCA Victor LSP-3324First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | RCA Victor LSP-3324LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records LSP-3324 / RCA Victor LSP-3324LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2003 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records LSP-3324 / RCA Victor LSP-3324LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Israel | RCA Victor Mono LM-3324 Stereo LSP-3324LP, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| ? | South Africa | RCA Victor 31.951 / RCA 31.951LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
20 vinyl pressings of Odetta Sings Dylan are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1965 and 2003.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor LSP-3324.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSP-3324, LPM-3324, SF-7703, RD-7703) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RPRS-6813-11S A/ and RPRS-6814-11S R. 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.
