Vinyl pressings
by The Frost · 1969
Frost Music was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 5 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.
VSD 6520 A -1A XSV 144903 CTH SS T 1Runout side A, etched
VSD 6520 B -1A XSV 144904 CTH SS T 1Runout side B, etched
VSD-7520-ALabel side A, set 1
XSV 144903Label side A, set 2
P o VSD 6520 A XSV 144903 CP SSSide A runout - variant 1
P VSD 6520 B XSV 144904 CP SSSide B runout - variant 1
P o VSD 6520 A XSV 144903 SSSide A runout - variant 2
P VSD 6520 B XSV 144904 CP SSSide B runout - variant 2
P V SD 6520 A XSV144903-1A 0 CSM SS A3A-Side Runout Etching
P V SD 6520 B XSV144904-1A CSM 0 A3B-Side Runout Etching
XSV 144903A-Side Label
XSV 144904B-Side Label
o T VSD 6520 A T̶ -1A XSV 144903 CTH SS A 12Side A runout
o T VSD 6520 B T̶ -1A XSV 144904 CTH SS C 4Side B runout
XSV 144903Side A label
XSV 144904Side B label
XSV-144903 TGSide A runout
XSV-144904 TGSide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | Vanguard VSD-6520First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Mexico | Vanguard GX 01-350First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | South Africa | Vanguard VSD 6520First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Vanguard SVRL19052First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Vanguard VSD·6520First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Vanguard VSD·6520First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Vanguard VSD-6520First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Vanguard VSD-6520First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | US | Vanguard VSD-6520LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | US | Vanguard VSD-6520LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Serie D.M. Difusión Musical 70.688LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Vanguard VSD·6520LP, Album | LP, Album |
12 vinyl pressings of Frost Music are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1969 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Canada, Mexico and more. One of them is Vanguard VSD·6520.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VSD·6520, VSD-6520, SVRL19052, GX 01-350) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VSD 6520 A -1A XSV 144903 CTH SS T 1 and VSD 6520 B -1A XSV 144904 CTH SS T 1. 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.
