Vinyl pressings
by Peter, Paul & Mary · 1965
A Song Will Rise 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.
22 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 12 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.
38991-WS-1589A-1K PSide A Etched (variant 1)
38992-WS-1589-B 1K PSide B Etched (variant 1)
38991-WS-1589A-1C AIIISide A Etched (variant 2)
38991-WS-1589-B 1F AIIISide B Etched (variant 2)
8991 1B: W-1589 A oA Side Etched
8992 1A :Ƨ W-1589 A̶A̶ B oB Side Etched
8991A Side Label
8992B Side Label
(S38991)A-Side Label
(S38992)B-Side Label
o 8991 1J W-1589 A p B 4Side A runout
o 8992 1J p W- 1589- B C 2Side B runout
8991Side A label
8992Side B label
o 8991 1F W 1589 A 1 0 TA Side Etched
o 8992 1C W-1589- B 1 0 TB Side Etched
8991A Side Label
8992B Side Label
º 8991 1B T2 W-1589 A D1Side A runout
º 8992 1A T W-1589- B̷ A̷ BSide B runout
8991Side A label
8992Side B label
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 | Warner Bros. Records W-1589LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WS-1589First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records W-1589First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1589First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W 1589First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | France | Warner Bros. Records LPWS 1529First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | France | Warner Bros. Records LPW 1529First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WS 1589First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Israel | Warner Bros. Records WS 1589First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records BP-8141First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1965 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records BP-7271First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1965 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records MW1589First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 1589First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Peru | Warner Bros. Records WS 1135First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Rhodesia | Warner Bros. Records WJ 1589First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-8064WLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-8064WLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1589LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records W 1589 / Warner Bros. Records W-1589LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Warner Bros. Records CLPW 1529 / Warner Bros. Records W 1589LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1589LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1589LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
43 vinyl pressings of A Song Will Rise are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1965 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WS 1589.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WS 1589, W 1589, WS.1589, W.1589) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 38991-WS-1589A-1K P and 38992-WS-1589-B 1K P. 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.
