US
August 1963- Label and catalog number
- Broadside Records BR 302
- Format
- LP, Album, Compilation, Mono
- Runout / matrix
PR4M--4376- 1 A B1 R
PR4M--4377- 1 A3 R
Vinyl pressings
by Pete Seeger · 1963
Broadside Ballads Vol. 2 was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
PR4M--4376- 1 A B1 R
PR4M--4377- 1 A3 R
BR 302 A MK DTRunout side A, etched
BR 302 B MKRunout side B, etched
PR4M-4376Label side A
PR4M-4377Label side B
Side A PR4M--4376- 1Stamped
Side A A3 REtched
Side B PR4M--4377- 1Stamped
Side B A2 REtched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | US | Broadside Records BR 302 / Folkways Records FH 5302First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1963 | US | Broadside Records BR 302First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1963 | US | Broadside Records BR 302 / Folkways Records FH 5302First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1963 | US | Broadside Records BR 302First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1963 | US | Broadside Records BR 302 / Broadside Records B-302First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1963 | US | Broadside Records BR 302First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Broadside Records BR 302LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1964 | US | Broadside Records BR 5302 / Folkways Records FH 5302LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1967 | France | Le Chant Du Monde FWX-S 50102 / Folkways Records FWX-S 50102LP, Album, Compilation, Repress | LP, Album, Compilation, Repress |
| 1967 | France | Le Chant Du Monde FWX-S 50102 / Folkways Records FWX-S 50102LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Spain | Folkways Records DP 54.9246LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Score POL 034 / Broadside Records BR 302LP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
12 vinyl pressings of Broadside Ballads Vol. 2 are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1963 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US. One of them is Broadside Records BR 302, released August 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BR 302) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PR4M--4376- 1 A B1 R and PR4M--4377- 1 A3 R. 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.

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