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Folk Songs For Young People

by Pete Seeger · 1959

11 pressings1 countryFolkChildren'sFolkWorld

Folk Songs For Young People was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. 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 Folk Songs For Young People

1 pressing came out in 1959, 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

1959
Label and catalog number
Folkways Records FC 7532
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

{FC 7532 A [Logo]} TM-7224A-side, {stamped}, etched

{FC 7532 B [Logo]} TM-7225B-side, {stamped}, 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 11 vinyl pressings

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

1950s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1959USFolkways Records FC 7532First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
Year unknown10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?USFolkways Records FC 7532LP, AlbumLP, Album
?USFolkways Records FC 7532LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl
?USFolkways Records FC 7532LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USFolkways Records FC 7532LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
?USFolkways Records FC 7532LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USFolkways Records FC 7532LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USFolkways Records FC 7532LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USFolkways Records FC 7532LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USFolkways Records FC 7532 / Folkways Records FC-7532LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
?USFolkways Records FC 7532LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue

Tracklist

  1. Side 1, Band 1
  2. A1-1Skip To My Lou
  3. A1-2Blow The Man Down
  4. A1-3Weave Room Blues
  5. A1-4The Farmer Is The Man
  6. A1-5Wood-chopping Song
  7. A1-6Four Pence A Day
  8. A1-7Vigndig A Fremd Kind
  9. A1-8Way Down Yonder In The Cornfield
  10. A1-9Pepsi-Cola
  11. Side 1, Band 2
  12. A2-1Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
  13. A2-2Joshua Fought The Battle Of Jericho
  14. -
  15. B1"Oh Worry Care"
  16. From Children's Concert
  17. B2On Top Of Old Smoky
  18. B3Good Night Irene
  19. B4John Henry
  20. B5Dayenu
  21. B6It Could Be A Wonderful World
  22. B7So Long

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Folk Songs For Young People are there?

11 vinyl pressings of Folk Songs For Young People are listed here, from 1 country.

When was Folk Songs For Young People first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US. One of them is Folkways Records FC 7532.

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

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FC 7532) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, {FC 7532 A [Logo]} TM-7224 and {FC 7532 B [Logo]} TM-7225. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Folk Songs For Young People 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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