Vinyl pressings
by Stephen Foster · 1959
Stephen Foster Song Book was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1959, 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.
J2 RY7916-3S I A4Runout side A complete - variant 1
J2 RY7917-3S I A3Runout side B complete - variant 1
J2 RY7916-5S I A1Runout side A complete - variant 2
J2 RY7917-3S I B2Runout side B complete - variant 2
(J2RP-7914)Side A Label
(J2RP-7915)Side B Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Australia | RCA Red Seal SL16204First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1959 | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2295LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2295 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2295First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1959 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2295First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Stereo | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2295LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2295 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2295LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Japan | RCA Red Seal SX-2757LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | South Korea | RCA Victor Red Seal JRCL-9017(LSC-2295)LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | South Korea | RCA Victor LM-2295LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor LM-2295LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor LM-2295LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2295LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | Victor SRA-2085LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Victor SLS-2032LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LM-2295 / RCA Victor LM 2295LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2295 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 2295LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2295 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 2295LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Stephen Foster Song Book are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1959 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, Australia. One of them is RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2295, released July 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSC-2295, LM-2295, SL16204) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, J2 RY7916-3S I A4 and J2 RY7917-3S I A3. 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.
