Vinyl pressings
by Ray Conniff And The Singers · 1968
Honey was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 14 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.
XSM-136309 -1FRunout, Side A, variant 1
XSM-136310-1CRunout, Side B, variant 1
T XSM-1D 136309o CRunout, Side A, variant 2
XSM136310-1D ΛBRunout, Side B, variant 2
XSM-136309 -1F 12 R o P XSM 1̶3̶6̶0̶9̶ -1FRunout side A version 1
XSM 136310-1D I C 3 P T2 IRunout side B version 1
XSM 1̶3̶6̶0̶9̶ P 1C XSM-136309-1C A1 T1Runout side A version 2
P XSM 1̶3̶6̶10 -1C o XSM-136310-1C D2 TRunout side B version 2
XSM-136309 -1F [12 R o] XSM 1̶3̶6̶0̶9̶ -1FRunout A etched [stamped]
XSM 136310-1D I [C 3 P T 2] IRunout B etched [stamped]
XSM 13609Label A
XSM 13610Label B
CBS 63334 AIRunout side A
CBS 63334 BIRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | CBS SBP 233533First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Australia | Summit SRAC295065First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Brazil | CBS 37575First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Brazil | CBS 137575First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Columbia CS 9661First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Costa Rica | CBS CS 9661First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Costa Rica | CBS CS 9661First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | CBS SS 63334 / CBS S S 63334First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Germany | CBS H 064 / Deutscher Schallplattenclub H 064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | India | Columbia CS 9661First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP-50014First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Mexico | Columbia CL-5254First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Netherlands | CBS S63334First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 473545First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | South Africa | CBS ASF 1284First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Venezuela | CBS CS 10024LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Venezuela | CBS CS.9374LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 473545 / CBS SBP-473545LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | Columbia CLS 4148LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Peru | CBS SE 8195LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Spain | CBS S-63334LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9661LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Armed Forces Radio & Television Service Station Library RL 1-9LP, Album, Transcription | LP, Album, Transcription |
| ? | Venezuela | CBS CS 10024LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
31 vinyl pressings of Honey are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1968 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Columbia CS 9661.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 9661, CLS-5254, 63334, SBP 233533) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM-136309 -1F and XSM-136310-1C. 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.
