Vinyl pressings
by The New Christy Minstrels · 1965
The Wandering Minstrels 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.
15 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 6 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.
XLP110606-1CSide A runout variant 1
XLP110607-1CSide B runout variant 1
o XLP110606-1CSide A runout variant 2
o XLP110607-1C T CIIIIIISide B runout variant 2
XSM110608-1A 2 P A 3 oSide A runout, variant 1
XSM110609-1A I P A1 oSide B runout, variant 1
XSM110608-1D 1 P D 111 1 oSide A runout, variant 2
XSM110609-1B 1 P A1111111111111 oSide B runout, variant 2
logo XLP110606-1A I P A A2
logo XLP110607-1D I P A 7
C XSM110608-1CSide A stamped
C XSM110609-1CSide B stamped
XSM 110608Side A label matrix
XSM 110609Side B label matrix
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 233275First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Columbia CL 2384First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Columbia CS 9184First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Netherlands | CBS 62586 / CBS (CL 2384)First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Netherlands | CBS 62586 / CBS (CL 2384)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1965 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 473240 / CBS SBP-473240First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | CBS BPG 625896First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | CBS SBPG 62586 / CBS CS 9184First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | CBS SBPG 62586 / CBS CS 9184First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | CBS BPG 62586First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CL 2384First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CS 9184First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CL 2384First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CL 2384First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CS 9184First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of The Wandering Minstrels are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1965 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia CL 2384.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 2384, CS 9184, BPG 625896, SBPG 62586) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP110606-1C and XLP110607-1C. 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.
