Vinyl pressings
by The Byrds · 1967
Younger Than Yesterday 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.
37 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.
XLP-116781 1F PSide A runout, variant 1
XLP 116782 1E PSide B runout, variant 1
XLP-116781 1F PSide A runout, variant 2
XLP 116782 1F PSide B runout, variant 2
XLP-116781 o 1B A TSide A runout, variant 1
XLP-116782 1B 2 3Side B runout, variant 1
o XLP-116781 1D T DSide A runout, variant 2
o XLP-116782 1C - IIIIIIIV TSide B runout, variant 2
XLP-116781 1E o PSide A etched (P stamped), var. 1
R XLP 116782-1H PSide B stamped (R etched), var. 1
XLP116781-1J P oSide A stamped, var. 2
XLP116782-1H P oSide B stamped, var. 2
p o XSM 116783 IE BA-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
p o XSM 116784 IF AB-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
XSM 116783 I-AA-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
XSM 116784 I-BB-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
XLP-116781 1BEtched, Side A, Variant 1
XLP116782-1LStamped, Side B, Variant 1
XLP-116781 1B o AEtched except o A, Side A, Variant 2
XLP-116782 1B o D5Etched except o D5, Side B, Variant 2
o [stamped] XSM- 116783 1-BA-Side Runout, scribed [Variant 1]
o XSM116784-1AB-Side Runout, stamped [Variant 1]
o XSM-116783 1-CA-Side Runout,scribed [Variant 2]
XSM-116784 o 1-C—B-Side Runout, scribed [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 | Unknown | CBS CS 9442First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Australia | CBS SBP 233528First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Brazil | CBS XSM 116783First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Brazil | CBS 37515First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Columbia CS 9442First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Columbia CL 2642First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Europe | CBS S 62988First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Europe | CBS S 62988 / CBS CS 9442First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Europe | CBS S 62988First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | CBS S 62 988First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | CBS S 62 988First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | CBS S 62 988First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1967 | Italy | CBS S 62988First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Japan | CBS YS-824-CFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | New Zealand | CBS BP 473392 / CBS BP473392First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP 50306LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP 50306LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1970 | UK | CBS S BPG 62988LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Columbia CS 9442LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Columbia CS 9442LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Columbia CS 9442LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1973 | Italy | CBS 62988 / CBS S 62988LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Europe | Edsel Records ED 227LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | UK | Edsel Records ED 227LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Europe | CBS 467045 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1991 | Spain | CBS/Sony CBS 467045 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1991 | Spain | CBS/Sony 467045 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1998 | UK | Simply Vinyl SVLP 0007 / Columbia 62988LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1999 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5060 / Columbia LP 5060LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | US | Columbia XLP 116781 / Sundazed Music LP 5200LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP437 / Columbia CS 9442LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2013 | US | Columbia LP 5200 / Sundazed Music LP 5200LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Peru | Pal 1990-0809LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2026 | Netherlands | Music On Vinyl MOVLP437 / Columbia CS 9442LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia CS 9442LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia CS 9442LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS S 62988LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | CBS S 62 988LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 9442 / Columbia 9442LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9442LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 9442 / Columbia 9442LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia XLP 116781 / Sundazed Music LP 5200LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9442LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Uruguay | CBS 8.789LP, Album | LP, Album |
70 vinyl pressings of Younger Than Yesterday are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1967 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Columbia CL 2642, released February 6, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 2642, CS 9442, 62988, BPG 62988) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP-116781 1F P and XLP 116782 1E P. 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.
