Vinyl pressings
by Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson · 1968
Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries 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.
15 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 8 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.
711-339-1 KP TII WRunout, side A, etched
711-341-1 711-339 KP TIRunout, side B, etched
711-339Label side A
711-341Label side B
711-339A-side label
711-341B-side label
p o 711-339 KP ASide A
p o 711-341 KP ASide B
711-339Side A Label
711-341Side B Label
711-339Label, side A
711-341Label, side B
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 | Australia | Festival Records FK 2597First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Reo 9017XFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | France | Stateside FSS 618First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Columbia C 23 918First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Stateside HSS 1310First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Spain | Exit Records 2.510-B / SSS International 2.510-BFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Spain | Exit Records 2.510-B / SSS International 2.510-BFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | SSS International SSS 748First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | SSS International SSS 748First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | SSS International SSS 748First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | SSS International SSS-748First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | SSS International SSS 748First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | SSS International SSS 748First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | SSS International SSS 748First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1968 | UK | Polydor 56750First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is SSS International SSS 748.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SSS 748, SSS-748, 56750, FK 2597) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 711-339-1 KP TII W and 711-341-1 711-339 KP TI. 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.
