Vinyl pressings
by Sonny Terry · 1952
Get On Board was first pressed on vinyl in 1952. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1952, the album's first year. 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.
FP 28 A ["PB" in square] 3T [the Plastylite "Ear"] FP 28 AA-side runout, etched
[the Plastylite "Ear"]["PB" in square] FP 28 B 3T FP 28 BB-side runout, etched
[the Plastylite "Ear"]["PB" in square]A+B side runout fragment, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | US | Folkways Records FP 28First year10", LP, Album | 10", LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Folkways Records FTS 32028 / Folkways Records FA 2028LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1983 | Spain | Folkways Records JB 54.9223LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Ricordi FP 2810", LP, Album | 10", LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Blue Angel BA 20001LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Folkways Records FA 2028LP, 10", Album, Reissue | LP, 10", Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Folkways Records FA 202810", LP, Album | 10", LP, Album |
| ? | US | Folkways Records FA 2028LP, 10", Reissue | LP, 10", Reissue |
| ? | US | Folkways Records FA 2028LP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| ? | US | Folkways Records FA 2028LP, 10", Reissue | LP, 10", Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Get On Board are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1952 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1952, in US. One of them is Folkways Records FP 28, released February 1952.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FP 28) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FP 28 A ["PB" in square] 3T [the Plastylite "Ear"] FP 28 A and [the Plastylite "Ear"]["PB" in square] FP 28 B 3T FP 28 B. 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.
