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Pete SeegerSleep-Time Songs & Stories By Pete Seeger

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Sleep-Time Songs & Stories By Pete Seeger

by Pete Seeger · 1958

15 pressings2 countriesStoryNursery RhymesPoetryFolk

Sleep-Time Songs & Stories By Pete Seeger was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. 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 Sleep-Time Songs & Stories By Pete Seeger

4 pressings came out in 1958, 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

1958
Label and catalog number
Folkways Records FC 7525
Format
LP
Runout / matrix

FC 7525 ARun Out Side 1

FC 7525 BRun Out Side 2

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US

1958
Label and catalog number
Folkways Records FC 7525
Format
LP
Runout / matrix

SC 7525 A ꩜ [PB]Runout, Side A, Stamped

SC 7525 B ꩜ [PB]Runout, Side B, Stamped

3TRunout, Both Sides, Etched

Full details of this pressing

US

1958
Label and catalog number
Folkways Records FC 7525
Format
LP
Runout / matrix

SC 7525 A ꩜ [PB]Runout, Side 1 stamped

SC 7525 B ꩜ [PB]Runout, Side 2 stamped

3TRunout, Side 1 & 2 etched

FC7525 ALabel, Side 1

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 15 vinyl pressings

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

1950s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1958USFolkways Records FC 7525First yearLPLP
1958USFolkways Records FC 45001First yearLPLP
1958USFolkways Records FC 7525First yearLPLP
1958USFolkways Records FC 7525First yearLPLP
1960s7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1967USFolkways Records FC 7525 / Folkways Records FTS 31500LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
1967USFolkways Records FC 7525LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1967USFolkways Records FC 7525 / Folkways Records FTS 31500LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
1967USFolkways Records FC 7525LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1967USFolkways Records FC 7525LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1967USFolkways Records FC 7525LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1968UKXTRA XTRA 1066LPLP
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1989USSmithsonian Folkways SF 45001LPLP
Year unknown3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?USFolkways Records & Service Corp. FC 7525LPLP
?USFolkways Records FC 7525LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USFolkways Records FC 7525LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue

Tracklist

  1. A1Sam, The Whaler
  2. A2Abiyoyo
  3. B1Sweet Little Baby
  4. B2Sweepy, Sweepy
  5. B3Where Are My Pajamas?
  6. B4Green Grass Grows All Around
  7. B5One Grain Of Sand

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Sleep-Time Songs & Stories By Pete Seeger are there?

15 vinyl pressings of Sleep-Time Songs & Stories By Pete Seeger are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1958 and 1989.

When was Sleep-Time Songs & Stories By Pete Seeger first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US. One of them is Folkways Records FC 7525.

How do I tell if my copy of Sleep-Time Songs & Stories By Pete Seeger is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FC 7525, FC 45001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FC 7525 A and FC 7525 B. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Sleep-Time Songs & Stories By Pete Seeger 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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