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Birds, Beasts, Bugs & Little Fishes (Animal Folk Songs)

by Pete Seeger · 1955

18 pressings3 countriesEducationalNursery RhymesFolkChildren's

Birds, Beasts, Bugs & Little Fishes was first pressed on vinyl in 1955. 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 Birds, Beasts, Bugs & Little Fishes

5 pressings came out in 1955, 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

1955
Label and catalog number
Folkways Records FC 7010
Format
LP, 10", Album
Runout / matrix

FP 7010 AY MKRunout Side A

FP 7010 Bx MKRunout Side B

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US

1955
Label and catalog number
Folkways Records FC 7010
Format
LP, 10", Album
Runout / matrix

FP 7010A-1 [Plastylite ear] 3T DBHRunout Side A

FP 7010B-1 3T DBH [Plastylite ear]Runout Side B

Full details of this pressing

US

1955
Label and catalog number
Folkways Records FP 710
Format
LP, 10", Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

FP 710 A-1 3T DBHSide A runout

FP 710 B-1 3T DBHSide B runout

["P" of "ear" logo of Plastylite]Side A & B runout

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 18 vinyl pressings

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

1950s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1955USFolkways Records FC 7010First yearLP, 10", AlbumLP, 10", Album
1955USFolkways Records FP 710First yearLP, 10", Album, Mono · MonoLP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono
1955USFolkways Records FC 7010First yearLP, 10", AlbumLP, 10", Album
1955USFolkways Records FC 7010First yearLP, 10", AlbumLP, 10", Album
1955USFolkways Records FP 710First yearLP, 10", Album, Mono · MonoLP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono
1958USFolkways Records FC 7010LP, AlbumLP, Album
1960s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1968USFolkways Records FCS 7610 / Folkways Records FTS 31504LP, Stereo, Album, ReissueLP, Stereo, Album, Reissue
1968USFolkways Records FC 7610LP, Stereo, Album, ReissueLP, Stereo, Album, Reissue
1968USFolkways Records FCS 7610 / Folkways Records FTS 31504LP, Stereo, Album, ReissueLP, Stereo, Album, Reissue
1968USFolkways Records FTS 31504LP, Stereo, Album, ReissueLP, Stereo, Album, Reissue
1968USFolkways Records FC 7610LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?FranceFolkways Records FWX-M-57610 / Le Chant Du Monde FWX-M-57610LPLP
?New ZealandFolkways Records FTS 31504LP, Stereo, Album, ReissueLP, Stereo, Album, Reissue
?New ZealandFolkways Records FC 7010 / Folkways Records FP 710LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USFolkways Records FC 7610 / Folkways Records FCS 7610LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USFolkways Records FC 7610LP, Album · Colored vinylLP, Album · Colored vinyl
?USFolkways Records FC 7610LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USFolkways Records FC 7610 / Folkways Records FCS 7610LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Fly Through My Window2:27
  2. A2I Had Rooster3:49
  3. A3Come All You Bold Sailormen3:24
  4. A4Old Grey Mule1:59
  5. A5Alligator, Hedgehog0:39
  6. A6Frog Went A-Courtin2:04
  7. A7Raccoon's Got A Bushy Tail1:17
  8. B1I Know An Old Lady (Who Swallowed A Fly)2:57
  9. B2Ground Hog2:09
  10. B3Mister Rabbit2:00
  11. B4Grey Goose2:19
  12. B5Teency Weency Spider0:21
  13. B6The Old Hen2:23
  14. B7Skip To My Lou1:21
  15. B8My Little Kitty1:22

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Birds, Beasts, Bugs & Little Fishes are there?

18 vinyl pressings of Birds, Beasts, Bugs & Little Fishes are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1955 and 1968.

When was Birds, Beasts, Bugs & Little Fishes first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1955, in US. One of them is Folkways Records FC 7010.

How do I tell if my copy of Birds, Beasts, Bugs & Little Fishes is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FC 7010, FP 710) 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 Birds, Beasts, Bugs & Little Fishes 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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