Vinyl pressings
by The Impressions · 1968
This Is My Country 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.
11 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
2 Ƨ CRS 8001A-1C o Bell Sound A3Runout A variant 1
Ƨ 1 CRS 8001B-1C o Bell Sound B2Runout B variant 1
Ƨ 1 CRS 8001A-1C o Bell Sound A10Runout A variant 2
Ƨ 2 CRS 8001B-1C o Bell Sound A4Runout B variant 2
CRS 8001 A-1A I Bell Sound C 4Label A
CRS 8001 B-1B I Bell Sound D 8Label B
CRS 8001A-2 Bell Sound ARC 10-11-8Runout, Side A variant 1
CRS 8001B-2 Bell Sound ARC 10-11-8Runout, Side B variant 1
CRS 8001A-2 Bell Sound ARC 1011418Runout, Side A variant 2
CRS 8001B-2 Bell Sound ARC 1011418Runout, Side B variant 2
CRS 8001A-3Runout, Stamped, Side A
CRS 8001B-3Runout, Stamped, Side B
Bell Sound ARPRunout, Stamped, Sides A & B
CRS 8001ALabel, Side A
CRS 8001A-5 Bell SoundRunout side A variant 1
CRS 8001B-5 Bell SoundRunout side B variant 1
CRS 8001A-6 Bell SoundRunout side A variant 2
CRS 8001B-5 Bell SoundRunout side B variant 2
CRS 8001A-1D P Bell Sound A1Runout A stamped
CRS 8001B-1D P Bell Sound A3Runout B stamped
CRS 8001 AMatrix A on label
CRS 8001 BMatrix B on 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | Curtom CRS 8001 / Curtom CRS 8001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | Buddah Records 203 012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | New Zealand | MGM Records CRS 8001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | UK | Buddah Records 203 012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Curtom CRS 8001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Curtom CRS-8001 / Curtom CRS 8001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Curtom CRS 8001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Curtom CRS-8001 / Curtom CRS 8001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Curtom CRS-8001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Curtom CRS-8001 / Curtom CRS 8001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Curtom CRS-8001 / Curtom CRS 8001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Japan | Buddah Records YS-2118-DALP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Italy | Get Back GET-8001 / Get Back GET8001LP, Reissue, Album | LP, Reissue, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Italy | Get Back GET 98001 / Lo-Cost GET 98001LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Curtom CRS 8001 / Buddah Records CRS 8001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Curtom CRS 8001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Uruguay | Buddah Records CRS 8001LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of This Is My Country are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1968 and 2004.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Curtom CRS-8001, released October 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CRS-8001, CRS 8001, 203 012) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2 Ƨ CRS 8001A-1C o Bell Sound A3 and Ƨ 1 CRS 8001B-1C o Bell Sound B2. 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.
