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Pete SeegerAmerican Favorite Ballads, Volume 2

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American Favorite Ballads, Volume 2

by Pete Seeger · 1958

17 pressings4 countriesCountry BluesDelta BluesFolkBlues

American Favorite Ballads, Volume 2 was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. 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 American Favorite Ballads, Volume 2

4 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year. 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.

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 17 vinyl pressings

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

1950s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1958USFolkways Records FA 2321First yearLPLP
1958USFolkways Records FA 2321First yearLP · Colored vinylLP · Colored vinyl
1958USFolkways Records FA 2321First yearLPLP
1958USFolkways Records FA 2321First yearLPLP
1960s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1961USFolkways Records FA 2321LP, RepressLP, Repress
1961USFolkways Records FA 2321LPLP
1963USFolkways Records FA 2321LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
1970s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1974ItalyAlbatros VPA 8200LPLP
1976FranceLe Chant Du Monde FWX 52321 / Folkways Records FWX-M 52321LPLP
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1983SpainFolkways Records FA 54.9201LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
Year unknown7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?FranceLe Chant Du Monde FWX - M - 52321 / Folkways Records FWX-M- 52321LP, AlbumLP, Album
?FranceFolkways Records FWX - 52321 / Folkways Records FWX 52321LP, AlbumLP, Album
?FranceLe Chant Du Monde FWX - M - 52321 / Folkways Records FWX-M-52321LP, AlbumLP, Album
?USFolkways Records FA 2321LPLP
?USFolkways Records FA 2321LPLP
?USFolkways Records FA 2321LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?USFolkways Records FA 2321LPLP

Tracklist

  1. A1Oh, Susanna!
  2. A2The Riddle Song
  3. A3Beautiful City
  4. A4Sally Ann
  5. A5House Of The Rising Sun
  6. A6Shenandoah
  7. A7Midnight Special
  8. A8Careless Love
  9. A9Hard Traveling
  10. B1Poor Boy
  11. B2Black Girl
  12. B3Alabama Bound
  13. B4Stagolee
  14. B5Black Is The Color
  15. B6Go Tell Aunt Rhody
  16. B7The Water Is Wide
  17. B8The Fox
  18. B9The Keeper & The Doe

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of American Favorite Ballads, Volume 2 are there?

17 vinyl pressings of American Favorite Ballads, Volume 2 are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1958 and 1983.

When was American Favorite Ballads, Volume 2 first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US. One of them is Folkways Records FA 2321.

How do I tell if my copy of American Favorite Ballads, Volume 2 is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FA 2321) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is American Favorite Ballads, Volume 2 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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