Vinyl pressings
by The Byrds · 1965
Turn! Turn! Turn! was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 8 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.
o XLP112089 1B S1C2A side runout, variant 1
o XLP112090 1A S B1B side runout, variant 1
o XLP112089 1A SA side runout, variant 2
o XLP112090 1A S C6B side runout, variant 2
XSM 112091 1DRunout, side A, etched
XSM 112092 1CRunout, side B, etched
XSM 112091 1A O CRunout var 1, side A, etched
XSM 112091 1B D ORunout var 1, side B, etched
o XLP112089 1F 1 P C JSide A, runout, stamped [Var 1]
o XLP112090-1F 2 5 ASide B, runout, stamped [Var 1]
o XLP112089 1E 1 P B 1 1Side A, runout, stamped [Var 2]
o XLP112090 1E 1 C 3Side B, runout, stamped [Var 2]
o XSM 112091 1E1 P A2Side A runout, variant 1
o XSM 112092 1E1 A2 PSide B runout, variant 1
XSM 112091 1E P A0 oSide A runout, variant 2
XSM 112092 1E1 A4 P oSide B runout, variant 2
ߋ XSM 112091 1A C ⸪ XSM 112091 1ASide A runout, variant 1
XSM 112092 1B D Ͻ 𝘖 ᔐSide B runout, variant 1
XSM 112091 1B D2 ᔐoSide A runout, variant 2
XSM 112092 1B B8 ᔐoSide B runout, variant 2
o XLP112089 1B Ƨ CA-side runout, stamped ["Ƨ" etched]
o XLP112090 1A 1Ƨ A 2B-side runout, stamped ["Ƨ" & "2" etched]
XLP 112089A-side label
XLP 112090B-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | CBS SBP 233292First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Australia | CBS SBP 233292First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Canada | Columbia CS 9254First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Canada | Columbia CL 2454First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | France | CBS 62652First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Germany | CBS S 62652 / CBS S 62 652First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1965 | Philippines | CBS CS 9254First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | South Africa | CBS ALD 6887 / CBS ALD.6887First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CL 2454First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CL 2454First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CL 2454First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CL 2454First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CL 2454First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CL 2454First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | New Zealand | CBS BP 473249 / CBS CL2454First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Europe | CBS S 62652LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | Europe | CBS S 62652LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia CS 9254LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Columbia CS 9254LP, Album, Stereo, Repress | LP, Album, Stereo, Repress |
| 1971 | US | Columbia CS 9254 / Columbia CL 2454LP, Album, Stereo, Repress | LP, Album, Stereo, Repress |
| 1971 | US | Columbia PC 9254 / Columbia CS 9254LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Columbia CS 9254LP, Album, Stereo, Repress | LP, Album, Stereo, Repress |
| 1971 | US | Columbia CS 9254 / Columbia CL 2454LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Columbia CS 9254LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | Embassy EMB 31257LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | UK | Embassy S EMB 31257LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | UK | Embassy 31526 / CBS S 31526LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Netherlands | CBS 467046 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Spain | CBS/Sony CBS-467046-1 / CBS/Sony CBS 467046 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1998 | UK | Columbia 492519 1 / Simply Vinyl SVLP 0037LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1998 | UK | Columbia 492519 1 / Simply Vinyl SVLP 0037LP, Album, Reissue, White Label | LP, Album, Reissue, White Label |
| 1999 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5058 / Columbia LP 5058LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5198 / Columbia LP 5198LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2006 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5058LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | US | Friday Music FRM-9254 / Columbia 88725464431LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2013 | US | Columbia LP 5198 / Sundazed LP 5198LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 2013 | US | Friday Music FRM-9254 / Columbia 88725464431LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2013 | US | Columbia LP 5198 / Sundazed LP 5198LP, Repress, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Repress, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 2014 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP783 / Columbia CS 9254LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP783 / Columbia CS 9254LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 233292LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia 9254 / Columbia PC 9254LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia CS 9254LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Colombia | CBS CL 4097LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS S 62652LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | CBS SBPG 62652 / CBS 62652LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS SBPG 62652LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 9254 / Columbia 9254LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 9254LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | CBS CS 9254 / CBS CL 2454LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9254 / Columbia CL 2454LP, Album, Stereo, Repress | LP, Album, Stereo, Repress |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9254 / Columbia CL 2454LP, Album, Stereo, Repress | LP, Album, Stereo, Repress |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9254LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 9254LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
79 vinyl pressings of Turn! Turn! Turn! are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1965 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, New Zealand, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia CL 2454, released December 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 2454, CS 9254, BP 473249, BP 233292) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o XLP112089 1B S1C2 and o XLP112090 1A S B1. 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.
