Vinyl pressings
by The New Christy Minstrels · 1964
Land Of Giants was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 4 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.
XSM-76978-2D T oVar. 1: runout A
XSM-76979-2H T DIIIVar. 1: runout B
XSM-76978-2C T A IIIIIIIIIIIIIIVar. 2: runout A
T XSM-76979-2L B I I I I I I IVar. 2: runout B
XLP76976-2DSide A Runout [Stamped]
XLP76977-2CSide B Runout [Stamped]
XLP76976-2J S11Side A runout, stamped except S11 etched, Variant 1
XLP76977-2J S11Side B runout, stamped except S11 etched, Variant 1
XXLP-76076-2E º S 1A Side Stamped exc "S 1" etch
XXLP-76977-2E º S 1B Side Stamped exc "S 1" etch
XLP 76976A Side Label
XLP 76977B Side Label
XSM-76978-2KRunout A
XSM-76979-2HRunout B
XSM 76978Label A
XSM 76979Label B
O XSM-76978-2B 1 PRunout side A, stamped, variant 1
O XSM-76979-2A : PRunout side B, stamped, variant 1
O XSM-76978-2A 1 P B CRunout side A, stamped, variant 2
O XSM-76979-2A 2 • P D 1Runout side B, stamped, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | CBS BP 233155First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | Columbia CL 2187First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | Columbia CS 8987First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | New Zealand | CBS SBP473116First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CL 2187First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CL 2187First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CL 2187First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CS 8987First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CS 8987First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CS 8987First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CS 8987First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CL 2187First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CL 2187First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Columbia Special Collector's Series CSP 8987First yearLP | LP |
| 1964 | US | Armed Forces Radio & Television Service Station Library P-8997 SSL-16361First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Land Of Giants are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Columbia CS 8987, released August 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 8987, CL 2187, CSP 8987, P-8997 SSL-16361) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM-76978-2D T o and XSM-76979-2H T DIII. 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.
