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Pete SeegerAmerican Industrial Ballads

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American Industrial Ballads

by Pete Seeger · 1956

12 pressings3 countriesFolkFolkWorld& Country

American Industrial Ballads was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. 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 Industrial Ballads

1 pressing came out in 1956, 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

1956
Label and catalog number
Folkways Records FH 5251
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

FH 5251 A-1 3T [DBH] T 15Side A Etching

FH 5215BSide B Etching

FH 5251 ASide A Label

FH 5251 BSide B Label

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 12 vinyl pressings

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

1950s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1956USFolkways Records FH 5251First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1970s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1977ItalyAlbatros VPA 8368LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1979Germanypläne 88 161LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
Year unknown9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?USFolkways Records FH 5251LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?USFolkways Records FH 5251LP, Album · Colored vinylLP, Album · Colored vinyl
?USFolkways Records FH 5251LPLP
?USFolkways Records FH 5251LP, Album · Colored vinylLP, Album · Colored vinyl
?USFolkways Records FH 5251LP, Album · Colored vinylLP, Album · Colored vinyl
?USFolkways Records FH 5251LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?USFolkways Records FH 5251LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?USFolkways Records FH 5251LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USFolkways Records FH 5251LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue

Tracklist

  1. A1Peg And Awl (1801-04)
  2. A2The Blind Fiddler (1850)
  3. A3Buffalo Skinners (1873)
  4. A4Eight Hour Day (1886)
  5. A5Hard Times In The Mill (1890)
  6. A6Roll Down The Line (1890)
  7. A7Hayseed Like Me (1890-96)
  8. A8The Farmer Is The Man (1890-96)
  9. A9Come All You Hardy Miners (1900-10)
  10. A10He Lies In The American Land (1900)
  11. A11Casey Jones (1906)
  12. A12Let Them Wear Their Watches Fine (1910)
  13. A13Weave Room Blues (1924)
  14. B1Cotton Mill Colic (1926)
  15. B27c. Cotton And 40c. Meat (1929)
  16. B3Mill Mother's Lament (1929)
  17. B4Fare Ye Well, Old Ely Branch (1930)
  18. B5Beans, Bacon And Gravy (1931)
  19. B6The Death Of Harry Simms (1932)
  20. B7Winnsboro Cotton Mills Blues (1932)
  21. B8Ballad Of Barney Graham (1933)
  22. B9My Children Are Seven In Number (1933)
  23. B10Raggedy, Raggedy Are We (1936)
  24. B11Pittsburgh Town (1941)
  25. B1260% Parity (1948-49)

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of American Industrial Ballads are there?

12 vinyl pressings of American Industrial Ballads are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1956 and 1979.

When was American Industrial Ballads first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US. One of them is Folkways Records FH 5251.

How do I tell if my copy of American Industrial Ballads is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FH 5251) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FH 5251 A-1 3T [DBH] T 15 and FH 5215B. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is American Industrial Ballads 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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