Vinyl pressings
by The Byrds · 1967
The Byrds' Greatest Hits 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.
35 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 11 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.
XSM118740-1A 0Side A Runout - variant 1
J. XSM118741-1E 0 B 2Side B Runout - variant 1
c XSM118740-1A 1Side A Runout - variant 2
c XSM118741-1E 1 CSide B Runout - variant 2
XLP118739-1C | T A4stamped
XLP118738-1C | T B1stamped
XLP 118738Side 1 label
XLP 118739Side 2 label
e XLP118738-1F S 01Side 1 runouts
0 XLP118739-1A PSide 2 runouts
XLP 118738Side 1 label
XLP 118739Side 2 label
XSM 118740-1G D1A side runout variant 1
XSM 118740-1E P11B side runout variant 1
XSM 118740-1G P 11A side runout variant 2
XSM 118740-1F P DB side runout variant 2
o XSM118740-1B B3A-side runout, variant 1
o XSM118741-1B B13B-side runout, variant 1
o XSM118740-1B 1 Ƨ A 11A-side runout, variant 2
o XSM118741-1B Ƨ B 5B-side runout, variant 2
o XSM118740-1AA PSide A Runout, Variant 1
o XSM118741-1F PSide B Runout, Variant 1
o XSM118740-1G p CSide A Runout, Variant 2
o XSM118741-1F pSide B Runout, Variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | CBS SBP 233440First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | Australia | CBS BP 233440First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Columbia CS 9516First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Columbia CL 2716First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Columbia CS 9516First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Columbia CS 9516First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Columbia CS 9516First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Columbia CS 9516First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Columbia CS-9516First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Columbia CS 9516First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | CBS S 63 107First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | Malaysia | CBS CS 9516First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | Mexico | CBS CL 5211 / CBS CLS-5211First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | Mexico | CBS CL-5211First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Netherlands | CBS S 63107First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Europe | CBS S 63107LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1970 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONX-60173 / CBS/Sony SONX 60173LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONX-60173 / CBS/Sony SONX 60173LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1970 | Netherlands | CBS S 63107LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1970 | US | Columbia PC 9516LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia CS 9516LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia PC 9516 / Columbia CL-2716LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia CS 9516LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia CS 9516LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia CS 9516LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia CS 9516LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| 1970 | South Korea | Taedo KG 1541LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1971 | Canada | Columbia KCS 9516LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1971 | US | Columbia KCS 9516 / Columbia CS 9516LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1971 | US | Columbia CS 9516LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Spain | CBS CBS 32068LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1985 | UK | CBS 32068 / CBS CBS 32068LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1989 | South Africa | CBS NIC 004LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Netherlands | Columbia COL 467843-1LP, Compilation, Remastered | LP, Compilation, Remastered |
| 1991 | UK | Columbia 467843 1LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1991 | USSR | AnTrop П91 00013 / AnTrop П91 00014LP, Compilation, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1991 | USSR | AnTrop П91 00013 / AnTrop П91 00014LP, Compilation, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records CS 9516 / Columbia CS 9516LP, Compilation, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2008 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records CS9516LP, Compilation, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | US | Friday Music FRM 9516LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 2012 | US | Friday Music FRM 9516LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2016 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1649 / Columbia CS 9516LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 233440LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 233440LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 233440 / CBS SBP-233440LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 233440LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | Harmony 148.012LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Canada | Columbia KCS 9516LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Columbia WKCS 9516 / Columbia KCS 9516LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia CS 9516 / Columbia KCS 9516LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia WKCS 9516LP, Reissue, Compilation | LP, Reissue, Compilation |
| ? | Canada | Columbia WKCS 9516LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1649 / Columbia CS 9516LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Columbia PC 9516LP, Compilation, Reissue, Special Edition | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Special Edition |
| ? | Greece | CBS 63107 / CBS CBS 63107LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | CBS S 63107LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | New Zealand | CBS 555 008LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
112 vinyl pressings of The Byrds' Greatest Hits are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1967 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia CS 9516.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 9516, CL 2716, BPG 63107, SBPG 63107) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM118740-1A 0 and J. XSM118741-1E 0 B 2. 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.
