Vinyl pressings
by Rod McKuen · 1969
Greatest Hits Of Rod McKuen 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.
7 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 3 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.
39445 WS 1772A-1A T D5 oA Side runout
39446 WS 1772B-1A T A2 oB Side runout
39445 WS 1772A-1A TA Side etched
39446 WS 1772B-1A TB Side etched
39445 WS 1772A-1ERunout side A, etched
39446 WS 1772B-1CRunout side B, etched
39445 WS 1772A-1C1 G2 P oA Side runout
39446 WS 1772B-1C1 H2 P oB Side runout
Ƨ 1 39445 WS 1772 A-1B o A5Side A Runout
1 Ƨ 39446 WS 1772 B-1B o A3Side B Runout
S39445Side A Label
S39446Side B Label
(S39445)A Side Label
(S39446)B Side Label
A MX159325 WS1772-1Runout, Stamped, Side A
A MX159326 WS1772-2Runout, Stamped, Side B
MX159325Label, A Side
MX159326Label, B Side
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 | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1772First yearLP, Compilation, Album | LP, Compilation, Album |
| 1969 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBC 1081First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1772First yearLP, Compilation, Album | LP, Compilation, Album |
| 1969 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1772 / Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1772First yearLP, Compilation, Album | LP, Compilation, Album |
| 1969 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records ST-92042 / Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1772LP, Album, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1969 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1772First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1772First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1772First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1772 / Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1772LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1772 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1772LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1772LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Greatest Hits Of Rod McKuen are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1969 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Australia, South Africa. One of them is Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1772.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WS 1772, WBC 1081) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 39445 WS 1772A-1A T D5 o and 39446 WS 1772B-1A T A2 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.
