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Shelby FlintCast Your Fate To The Wind

Vinyl pressings

Cast Your Fate To The Wind

by Shelby Flint · 1966

11 pressings7 countriesPopFolkWorld& Country

Cast Your Fate To The Wind 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Cast Your Fate To The Wind

9 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 6 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.

US

1966
Label and catalog number
Valiant Records VLM 5003
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

966-5-1M 1A MR △9664Side A etched

966-5-2M 1A MR △9664-XSide B etched

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US

1966
Label and catalog number
Valiant Records VLM 5003Valiant Records VLS 25003
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

o 966-5-1M 1B VLM 5003 A -T-Side A runout

966-5-2M 1B VLM5003B-Side B runout

966-5-1MSide A label

966-5-2MSide B label

Full details of this pressing

US

1966
Label and catalog number
Valiant Records VLM 5003
Format
LP, Album, Promo, Mono
Runout / matrix

966-5-1M 1A MR △9664Side A etched

966-5-2M 1A MR △9664-XSide B etched

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 11 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1966ArgentinaProducciones Fermata LF- 103First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1966CanadaValiant Records VLM 5003First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1966ColombiaProducciones Fermata LPF 24-34First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1966MexicoTizoc TVLM-6503First yearLPLP
1966UKLondon Records HAT 8306First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1966USValiant Records VLS 25003First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1966USValiant Records VLM 5003First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1966USValiant Records VLM 5003First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1966USValiant Records VLM 5003 / Valiant Records VLS 25003First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1969USWarner Bros. Records WS 1703LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?BrazilSom Maior SMLP-1530LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. A1Green Leaves Of Summer
  2. A2Moonlight
  3. A3The Lily
  4. A4Yesterday
  5. A5Softly, As I Leave You
  6. A6Cast Your Fate To The Wind
  7. B1I've Grown Accustomed To His Face
  8. B2Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo
  9. B3I Will Love You
  10. B4Bluebird
  11. B5Our Town
  12. B6Angel On My Shoulder

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Cast Your Fate To The Wind are there?

11 vinyl pressings of Cast Your Fate To The Wind are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1966 and 1969.

When was Cast Your Fate To The Wind first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Argentina, Canada and more. One of them is Valiant Records VLS 25003.

How do I tell if my copy of Cast Your Fate To The Wind is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VLS 25003, VLM 5003, HAT 8306, LF- 103) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Cast Your Fate To The Wind on vinyl worth?

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.

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