Vinyl pressings
by Shel Silverstein · 1963
Inside Folk Songs was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 2 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.
A-11957-AA runout, variant 1
A-11958-DB runout variant 1
A-11957-B AT W [Block "S" logo]A runout, variant 2
A-11958-C AT W [Block "S" logo]B runout, variant 2
ST-A-63465-A ATA Runout Etching
ST-A-63465-B ATB Runout Etching
(ST-A-63465)A Label
(ST-A-63466)B Label
ST-A-63465-A ATA Runout Etching
ST-A-63465-B ATB Runout Etching
(ST-A-63465)A Label
(ST-A-63466)B Label
A-11957-B AT W (MGM block "S" Stamp)A Runout Etching
A-11958-C AT W (MGM block "S" Stamp)B Runout Etching
11957A Label
11958B Label
SD 8072 S1A Runout Etching [variant 1]
SD 8072 S2B Runout Etching [variant 1]
CA ST-A-63465-CA Runout Etched
CA ST-A-63466-AB Runout Etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | Atlantic 8072First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Atlantic 8072First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Atlantic SD 8072First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Atlantic SD 8072First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Atlantic 8072First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1964 | UK | Atlantic ATL.5013LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | US | Atlantic SD 8072LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Atlantic SD 8257LP, Shape, Album, Stereo | LP, Shape, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | Atlantic SD 8257LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic SD 8257LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic SD 8257LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic SD 8257 / Atlantic 8257LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic SD 8257LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Inside Folk Songs are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1963 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, Canada. One of them is Atlantic 8072, released March 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 8072, SD 8072) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A-11957-A and A-11958-D. 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.
