Vinyl pressings
by Pete Seeger · 1967
Pete Seeger's Greatest Hits was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 7 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.
XSM116275-1Jside A runout variant 1
XSM116276-1Dside B runout variant 1
o XSM116275-1G\ Pside A runout variant 2, stamped (except "\" etched)
o XSM116276-1A\ Pside B runout variant 2, stamped (except "\" etched)
XSM116275-1B 1 T A1Runout Side A [latter two "1"s etched, all others stamped]
XSM116276-AB 1 T A9Runout Side B "1" and "9" etched, all others stamped]
XSM 116275Label Side A
XSM 116276Label Side B
SBPG 63008 A1Runout side A, variant 1
SBPG 63008 B1Runout side B, variant 1
SBPG 63008 A1 10 ARunout side A, variant 2
SBPG 63008 B1 15 ARunout side B, variant 2
MX154433Side 1 runout
MX154434Side 2 runout
SBP233476-1Side 1 runout
SBP233476-2Side 2 runout
MX154433Side 1 runout
MX154434Side 2 runout
SBP233476-1Side 1 runout
SBP233476-2Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | CBS SBP 233476First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1967 | Australia | CBS SBP 233476First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1967 | Australia | CBS SBP 233476First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Columbia CS 9416First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1967 | Canada | Columbia CL 9416First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | CBS S 63008First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1967 | Netherlands | CBS S 63008 / CBS CS 9416First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | Netherlands | CBS S 63008First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1967 | Netherlands | CBS S 63008 / CBS CS 9416First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1967 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 473469First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | CBS 63008 / CBS S 63008First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CS 9416First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CL 2616First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CS 9416First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1968 | Italy | CBS CBS S 63008 / CBS CS 9416LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Spain | CBS S-63008 / CBS S 63008LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1970 | US | Columbia CS 9416LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Embassy EMB 31642LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | UK | CBS 31642 / CBS S CBS 31642LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | UK | Embassy S CBS 31642LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | Portugal | CBS 31642 / Embassy 31642LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | CBS CSP 132LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 233476LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 233476LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Columbia WCS 9416 / Columbia CS 9416LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Columbia CS 9416LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia CS 9416LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia WCS 9416 / Columbia CS 9416LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Columbia CS 9416LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Spain | CBS S-63008 / CBS S 63008LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9416LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 9416LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia WCS 9416 / Columbia CS 9416LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
33 vinyl pressings of Pete Seeger's Greatest Hits are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1967 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia CS 9416.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 9416, CL 2616, 63008, SBP 233476) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM116275-1J and XSM116276-1D. 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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