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Pete SeegerWe Shall Overcome

Vinyl pressings

We Shall Overcome

by Pete Seeger · 1964

11 pressings1 countryVocalPopFolkWorld

We Shall Overcome was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. 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 We Shall Overcome

7 pressings came out in 1964, 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.

Netherlands

1964
Label and catalog number
CBS 1.503
Format
7", 45 RPM · Orange Sleeve, Big Hole Centre
Runout / matrix

1.503 ASide A, label

1.503 BSide B, label

Full details of this pressing

Netherlands

1964
Label and catalog number
CBS 1.503
Format
7", 45 RPM · Green Bandsleeve
Runout / matrix

1.503 ASide A, label

1.503 BSide B, label

Full details of this pressing

Netherlands

1964
Label and catalog number
CBS 1.503
Format
7", 45 RPM · Pink Bandsleeve
Runout / matrix

1.503 ASide A label

1.503 BSide B label

Full details of this pressing

Netherlands

1964
Label and catalog number
CBS 1503CBS 1.503
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single · Orange Sleeve, Big Hole Centre
Runout / matrix

1503-1̰Runout side A

1.503-BRunout side B

1503 A-1Label side A

1503 B-2Label side B

Full details of this pressing

Netherlands

1964
Label and catalog number
CBS 1.503
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single · Red Sleeve, Big Hole Centre
Runout / matrix

1.503-ARunout side A

1.503-BRunout side B

1503 A-1Label side A

1503 B-2Label side B

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.

1960s11 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1964NetherlandsCBS 1.503First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1964NetherlandsCBS 1.503First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1964NetherlandsCBS 1.503First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1964NetherlandsCBS 1.503First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1964NetherlandsCBS 1503 / CBS 1.503First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1964NetherlandsCBS 1.503First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1964NetherlandsCBS 1.503First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1968NetherlandsCBS 1.5037", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1968NetherlandsCBS 1.5037", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1968NetherlandsCBS 1503 / CBS 1.5037", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1968NetherlandsCBS 1503 / CBS 1.5037", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single

Tracklist

  1. AWe Shall Overcome
  2. BMichael Row The Boat Ashore

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of We Shall Overcome are there?

11 vinyl pressings of We Shall Overcome are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1964 and 1968.

When was We Shall Overcome first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1964, in Netherlands. One of them is CBS 1.503.

How do I tell if my copy of We Shall Overcome is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1.503, 1503) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1.503 A and 1.503 B. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is We Shall Overcome 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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