Vinyl pressings
by Taj Mahal · 1969
Giant Step / De Ole Folks At Home was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
XSM150743 1ASide A runout, variant 1
XSM150744+1BSide B runout, variant 1
XSM150821-1JSide C runout, variant 1
XSM150822-1ESide D runout, variant 1
Ƨ o XSM150743 1CRunout Side A, etched, variant 1
ϟ XSM 150744 1C oRunout Side B, etched, variant 1
Ƨ o XSM 150821 1̶B̶ 1C p11Runout Side C, etched, p11 stamped, variant 1
o XXSM150822-1D 2ƧRunout Side D, stamped, 2Ƨ etched, variant 1
P o XSM150743 1A 1 ^ 3Side A runout, variant 1
P o XSM150744 1A D 3Side B runout, variant 1
o XSM150821-1J 1 P ^ 3Side C runout, variant 1
o XSM150822-1E P 3 CSide D runout, variant 1
SBPG 66226 A1 ASide A runout
SBPG 66226 B1 ASide B runout
SBPG 66226 C1 ASide C runout
SBPG 66226 D1 ASide D runout
XSM150743 1ASide A
XSM150744+1BSide B
XSM150821-1JSide C
XSM150822-1ESide D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | CBS S2BP 220044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Australia | CBS S2BP 220044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Columbia GP 18First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | France | CBS S 66 226First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Germany | CBS S 66 226First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Germany | CBS S 66 226First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Columbia GP 18First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Columbia GP 18 / Columbia CS 9919First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Columbia GP 18 / Columbia CS 9919First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Columbia GP 18 / Columbia CS 9919First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Direction 8-66226 / Direction S 8-63820First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | US | Columbia GP 18 / Columbia CS 9919LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1971 | US | Columbia CG 18LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1971 | US | Columbia CG 18LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1971 | US | Columbia CG 18LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1971 | US | Columbia GP 18 / Columbia CS 9919LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1971 | US | Columbia CG 18LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Columbia GP 18LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | UK | Edsel Records DED 264LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1442 / Columbia GP 18LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1442 / Columbia GP 18LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | CBS CS-9919 / CBS CS-9924LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Australia | CBS S2BP 220044LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Australia | CBS S2BP 220044 / CBS SBP 233741LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia CG 00018 / Columbia GP 18LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia GP 18LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Columbia GP 18LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Columbia GP 18 / Columbia CS 9919LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Columbia CS-9919LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | CBS CG 18LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia CG 18LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia GP 18 / Columbia CS 9919LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia CG 18LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia CG 18LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Columbia CG 18 / Columbia CS 9919LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Columbia GP 18 / Columbia CS 9919LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
37 vinyl pressings of Giant Step / De Ole Folks At Home are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1969 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia GP 18.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GP 18, 8-66226, S2BP 220044, S 66 226) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM150743 1A and XSM150744+1B. 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.
