Vinyl pressings
by Peter, Paul & Mary · 1966
Album was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1966, 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.
T o 39127-WS-1648A-1E- 111111 1VSide A runout, variant 1
T 39128-WS-1648B- 1A-Side B runout, variant 1
39127-WS-1648A-1C AI TSide A runout, variant 2
39128-WS-1648B-1C. AISide B runout, variant 2
o 39127-WS-1648A-1H 1Side A etched / o stamped, variant 1
P o 39128 WS 1648B 1 1BSide B etched / P, o stamped, variant 1
P o 1 39127-WS-1648A- 1G B 1Side A etched / p o, B 1 stamped, variant 2
P o 39128-WS-1648B- 1F 1 B 3Side B etched / p o, B 3 stamped, variant 2
9127 1E W-1648 A T B1Side A runout (Variant 1
9128 1D W-1648-B AIIIISide B runout (Variant 1
9127 1D W-1648 A lll lSide A runout (Variant 2
9128 1C W-1648-B C1 V TSide B runout (Variant 2
o 39127 WS 1648A 1J D2Runout A
Ƨ 39128-WS-1648B- 1B o D 3Runout B
S39127Label A
S39128Label B
W-1648 A o A2 Ƨ 9127 1BSide A etched, exc. o stamped variant 1
W-1648-B o A2 Ƨ 9128 1BSide B etched, exc. o stamped variant 1
-9127--1 SSide A runout variant 2
-9128--1 SSide B runout variant 2
o P 9127 1H W-1648 A B2Runout side A, etched / o P B2 stamped
9127 1F W-1648-B2Runout side B, etched
(9127)Label side A
(9128)Label side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Argentina | Music Hall 12588First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records W-1648 / Music Hall 12.588First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WS 1648First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records W-1648 / Warner Bros. Records W1648First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1648 / Warner Bros. Records 1648First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W 1648First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1648First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W 1648First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | France | Warner Bros. Records CLPW 1535First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WS 1648First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WS 1648First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | Israel | Warner Bros. Records 1648First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records WLS 1648First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records BP-7601First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 1648First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-8066WLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1648 / Warner Bros. Records 1648LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WS 1648LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 46 101LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1648 / Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records No̳ 46101LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1648LP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1648LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
45 vinyl pressings of Album are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1966 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WS 1648, released August 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WS 1648, W 1648, W-1648, CLPW 1535) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T o 39127-WS-1648A-1E- 111111 1V and T 39128-WS-1648B- 1A-. 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.
