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The Big Three Featuring Mama Cass

by The Big 3 · 1967

11 pressings6 countriesPop

The Big Three Featuring Mama Cass was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. 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 The Big Three Featuring Mama Cass

3 pressings came out in 1967, 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.

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.

1960s7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1967New ZealandRoulette SR 25361First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1967USRoulette R 25 361 / Roulette R-42000First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1967USRoulette SR 25 361First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1968BrazilRGE XRLP - 6.215 / Roulette XRLP - 6.215Album, LPAlbum, LP
1968UKRoulette RCP 1002LP, AlbumLP, Album
1968USRoulette SR-42000LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1968USRoulette SR-42000LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1970s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1976GermanyBellaphon BI 15185 / Roulette BI 15185LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1979GermanyRoulette 200 699-241LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1982USAccord SN 7180LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
Year unknown1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?CanadaRoulette Records Of Canada SR 42000LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Young Girl's Lament4:13
  2. A2Banjo Song1:55
  3. A3Winken Blinken Nod3:27
  4. A4Grandfather's Clock1:50
  5. A5Come Away Melinda3:10
  6. B1Wild Women3:01
  7. B2Nora's Dove1:56
  8. B3Come Along1:52
  9. B4Tony And Delila2:30
  10. B5Ho Honey Oh1:29
  11. B6Rider2:30

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of The Big Three Featuring Mama Cass are there?

11 vinyl pressings of The Big Three Featuring Mama Cass are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1967 and 1982.

When was The Big Three Featuring Mama Cass first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, New Zealand. One of them is Roulette R 25 361.

How do I tell if my copy of The Big Three Featuring Mama Cass is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 25 361, SR 25 361, SR 25361) 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 The Big Three Featuring Mama Cass 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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