Vinyl pressings
by Son House · 1965
Father Of Folk Blues was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 4 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.
XSM111095-1CSide 1, Stamped Variant 1
XSM111096-1CSide 2, Stamped Variant 1
XSM111095-1A 13 I I I I 1 1 GSide 1, Variant 2
XSM111096-1B I I I B GSide 2, Variant 2
XLP111094-1B 1 A T OSide A runout, stamped
XLP111094-1B 1 BSide B runout, stamped
XLP111093-1ASide A label
XLP111093-1BSide B label
XLP111093-1BSide 1
XLP111094-1B TSide 2
Side 1: XLP111093-1B
Side 2: XLP111094-1C
XLP111093-1BSide 1
XLP111094-1CSide 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Canada | Columbia CL 2417First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Columbia CS 9217First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | France | CBS S 62.604First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | France | CBS 62604 / CBS 62.604First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Netherlands | CBS 62604First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CL 2417First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CS 9217First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CL 2417First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | CBS BPG 62604LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | CBS SBPG 62604LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Australia | CBS SBP-233469LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CL 2417LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CS 9217LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CS 9217LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Columbia CS 9217LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPJ-94LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPL-94LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1977 | Spain | CBS S 62604LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | UK | Edsel Records ED 167LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | UK | Edsel Records ED 167LP, Album, Reissue, White Label | LP, Album, Reissue, White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | US | Columbia CL 2417LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2006 | UK | Columbia PPAN CS 9217 / Columbia CS 9217LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| 2006 | UK | Columbia PPAN 9217LP, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | US | Columbia CS 9217 / Columbia 88691957301LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2012 | US | Columbia CS 9217 / Columbia 88691957301LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 2016 | US | Analogue Productions APB 092 / Columbia CL 2417LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| 2016 | US | Analogue Productions APB 092-45 / Columbia CS 9217LP, 45 RPM, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2017 | US | Columbia 889853172412LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Analogue Productions APB 092-45 / Columbia CS 9217LP, 45 RPM, Album, Stereo | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Stereo |
| 2018 | US | 8th Records ETH9217LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2018 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2030 / Columbia MOVLP2030LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2019 | Italy | Columbia CL 2417LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2019 | Italy | Columbia CL 2417LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Analogue Productions APB 092 / Columbia CL 2417LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Limited |
| 2021 | US | Columbia CS 9217LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | CBS S 62 604LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | New Zealand | CBS SBP 473529LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 2417LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9217LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 2417LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9217LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
41 vinyl pressings of Father Of Folk Blues are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1965 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, Canada, France, Netherlands. One of them is Columbia CS 9217.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 9217, CL 2417, S 62.604, 62604) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM111095-1C and XSM111096-1C. 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.
