Vinyl pressings
by Poco · 1969
Pickin' Up The Pieces was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
XSB-139654 1A S oA Side etched, small oval o stamped variant 1
XSB-139655 1D S oB Side etched, small oval o stamped variant 1
Ƨ l XSB-139654 1A o A6Side A runout etched, except o stamped variant 2
Ƨ / XSB-139655 1D o A3Side B runout etched, except o stamped variant 2
XSB139654-1F PRunout A, variant 1
o XSB 139655-1D PRunout B, variant 1
o XSB139654-1D P B 3Runout A, variant 2
XSB-139655 1C A 4 o PRunout B, variant 2
o XSB 139654 1B TSide A runout, etched except o, variant 1
o XSB 139655 1B TSide B runout, etched except o, variant 1
o XSB139654-1E 1TSide A runout, stamped, variant 2
o T XSB 139655 1B 1 A3Side B runout, etched except A, variant 2
XSB139654-1G oSide A, stamped (variant 1)
XSB 139655 1D oSide B, etched, small oval o stamped (variant 1)
XSB 139654Side A label
XSB 139655Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Epic ELPS 3576First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Epic BN 26460First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Epic BN 26460First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Japan | Epic ECPL-79First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Epic XBN S- 26460First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Epic BN 26460First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | South Africa | CBS ASF 1419 / CBS ASF.1419First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Epic BN 26460First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Epic BN 26460First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Epic BN 26460First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Epic BN 26460First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP 50123First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Netherlands | Epic EPC 65327 / Epic EPC S 65327LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Epic BXN 26460LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | US | Epic BN 26460LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Epic BXN 26460LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Epic BXN 26460LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | UK | Edsel Records XED 161LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Epic ECPL-79LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Epic BXN 26460LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Epic BXN 26460LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
21 vinyl pressings of Pickin' Up The Pieces are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1969 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Japan, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Epic BN 26460, released May 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BN 26460, SONP 50123, ELPS 3576, XBN S- 26460) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSB-139654 1A S o and XSB-139655 1D S o. 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.
