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Pete SeegerAmerican Folk Songs For Children

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American Folk Songs For Children

by Pete Seeger · 1953

15 pressings2 countriesFolkChildren'sFolkWorld

American Folk Songs For Children was first pressed on vinyl in 1953. 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 Folk Songs For Children

2 pressings came out in 1953, 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.

US

1953
Label and catalog number
Folkways Records FC 7001 / FP701
Format
10", Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

FP 701 A 2 PB Plastylite "ear"Stamped Side A

FP 701 B Plastylite "ear" 3TSide B Stamped except "3T" etched

Full details of this pressing

US

1953
Label and catalog number
Folkways Records FC 7001Folkways Records FP701
Format
10", Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

FP 701 Ax MK FP 7001 Ax PSide A rounout etched

FP 701 Bx MK FP 7001Bx PSide B rounout etched

Full details of this pressing

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

All 15 vinyl pressings

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

1950s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1953USFolkways Records FC 7001 / FP701First year10", Album, Mono · Mono10", Album, Mono · Mono
1953USFolkways Records FC 7001 / Folkways Records FP701First year10", Album, Mono · Mono10", Album, Mono · Mono
1954New ZealandFolkways Records FC 7001 / Folkways Records FP701LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
1960s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1968USFolkways Records FT 1501 / Folkways Records FTS 31501LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1990s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1990USSmithsonian Folkways SF 45020LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
Year unknown10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?USFolkways Records FC 7601 / Folkways Records FTS 31501LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
?USFolkways Records FC 7001LP, 10", Album, ReissueLP, 10", Album, Reissue
?USFolkways Records FTS 31501 / Folkways Records FC 7601LP, AlbumLP, Album
?USFolkways Records FC 7601LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?USFolkways Records FC 7601LP, AlbumLP, Album
?USFolkways Records FC 7601 / Folkways Records FTS 31501LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USFolkways Records FC 7601 / Folkways Records FTS 31501LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USFolkways Records FC 7601LP, AlbumLP, Album
?USFolkways Records FC 7601 / Folkways Records FTS 31501LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
?USFolkways Records FP 701LP, 10", Album, ReissueLP, 10", Album, Reissue

Tracklist

  1. A1Jim Along Josie
  2. A2There Was A Man And He Was Mad
  3. A3Clap Your Hands
  4. A4She'll Be Coming 'Round The Mountain
  5. A5All Around The Kitchen
  6. A6Billy Barlow
  7. B1Bought Me A Cat
  8. B2Jim Crack Corn
  9. B3Train Is A-Coming
  10. B4This Old Man
  11. B5Frog Went A-Courting

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of American Folk Songs For Children are there?

15 vinyl pressings of American Folk Songs For Children are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1953 and 1990.

When was American Folk Songs For Children first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1953, in US. One of them is Folkways Records FC 7001 / FP701.

How do I tell if my copy of American Folk Songs For Children is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FC 7001 / FP701, FC 7001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FP 701 A 2 PB Plastylite "ear" and FP 701 B Plastylite "ear" 3T. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is American Folk Songs For Children 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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