Vinyl pressings
by The Byrds · 1968
The Notorious Byrd Brothers was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 9 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.
P XSM - 119703 - 1D ºSide A, hand-etched, P & º stamped
P XSM 119704 - 1D ∀Side B, hand-etched, P & ∀ stamped
XSM 119703Side A label
XSM 119704Side B label
XSM119703 1EA Side Etched
XSM119704 1EB Side Etched
XSM 119703A Side Label
XSM 119704B Side Label
XSM - 119703 - 1C o T 1Side A runout, variant 1
XSM - 119704 - 1A T 1Side B runout, variant 1
XSM 119703 IE o A5 2 TSide A runout, variant 2
XSM 119704 IE o A5 2 1 TSide B runout, variant 2
ᴘ XSM119703-1H 1 ASide A runout, stamped
o XSM119704-1G 1 ᴘ ASide B runout, stamped
XSM 119703Side A label
XSM 119704Side B label
Ƨ 1 XSM 119703 1E oSide A Stamped except Ƨ 1
Ƨ 1 XSM 119704 1E oSide B Stamped except Ƨ 1
XSM 119703Side A Label
XSM 119704Side B Label
P o XLP 119701 1B A2Runout side A, variant 1
P o XLP 119702 1B A5Runout side B, variant 1
o XLP 119701 1B D2Runout side A, variant 2
o XLP 119702 1B d2Runout side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Europe | CBS S 63169First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Europe | CBS S 63169First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | CBS S 63169First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1968 | Mexico | CBS CLS 5233First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1968 | New Zealand | CBS SBP-473493 / CBS SBP 473493First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | South Africa | CBS ALD 8110First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | UK | CBS 63169First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | CBS 63169 / CBS S 63169First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Malaysia | CBS CS 9575First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CS 9575First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CS 9575First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CS 9575First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CS 9575First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CS 9575First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CL 2775First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | Columbia CS 9575LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP 50241LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP 50241LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | UK | CBS 63169 / CBS S 63169LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia CS 9575LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1970 | US | Columbia CS 9575LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | Columbia CS 9575LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1971 | Europe | Columbia S 63169LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Columbia CS 9575LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1971 | US | Columbia CS 9575LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | US | Columbia PC 9575LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Columbia PC 9575 / Columbia 9575LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Columbia PC 9575LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK | Edsel Records ED 262LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Spain | CBS 465565 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1998 | UK | Simply Vinyl SVLP 0006LP, Stereo, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Stereo, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1998 | UK | Columbia 63169 / Simply Vinyl SVLP 0006LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | US | Columbia XLP 119701 / Sundazed Music LP 5201LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP438 / Columbia MOVLP438LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2013 | US | Columbia LP 5201 / Sundazed Music LP 5201LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2018 | Italy | CBS S 63169 / CBS CS 9575LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Netherlands | Music On Vinyl MOVLP438 / Columbia MOVLP438LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Columbia 465565 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Embassy EMB 31202LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Embassy EMB 31202LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPL 256LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9575LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9575LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Columbia 9575 / Columbia PC 9575LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9575LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9575LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9575LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9575LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia 88843070411JK5LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9575LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9575LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9575LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
61 vinyl pressings of The Notorious Byrd Brothers are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1968 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Malaysia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia CS 9575, released January 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 9575, CL 2775, 63169, S 63169) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P XSM - 119703 - 1D º and P XSM 119704 - 1D ∀. 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.
