Vinyl pressings
by Pete Seeger · 1965
On Campus was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 6 countries. 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.
FVS-9009 SIDE-1 65-OLS- 720-RE-1 122 [symbol]Etched, Side A Runout [122 and Stylized Block S=stamped]
FVS-9009 SIDE-1 65-OLS-720-RE-1 114 [symbol]Etched, Side B Runout [114 and Stylized Block S=stamped]
65-OLS-720Side A Label Matrix No.
65-OLS-721Side B Label Matrix No.
FV-9009 S-1 65-OL-420 RE-1Side A Deadwax
FV-9009 S-2 65-OL-421 RE-1Side B Deadwax
FVS-9009 SIDE-1 65-OLS- 720-RE-1Side A runout, etched
FVS-9009 SIDE-2 65-OLS-721-RE-1Side B runout, etched
65-OLS-720Side A label
65-OLS-721Side B label
FVS 9009-A2Side 1 runout
FVS 9009-B2Side 2 runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Verve Folkways FVS 9009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1965 | Australia | Verve Folkways FV 9009First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Verve Folkways FV-9009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1965 | Germany | Verve Folkways FV-9009First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Verve Folkways FV 9009First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Verve Folkways VLP 5004First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Verve Folkways SVLP 5004First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Verve Folkways FVS 9009 / Verve Folkways FVS-9009First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Verve Folkways FV 9009First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Verve Folkways FVS 9009 / Verve Folkways FVS-9009First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Germany | Verve Folkways FV-9009LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
11 vinyl pressings of On Campus are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1965 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Verve Folkways FVS 9009.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FVS 9009, FV 9009, VLP 5004, SVLP 5004) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FVS-9009 SIDE-1 65-OLS- 720-RE-1 122 [symbol] and FVS-9009 SIDE-1 65-OLS-720-RE-1 114 [symbol]. 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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