Vinyl pressings
by The New Christy Minstrels · 1964
Today 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.
12 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 2 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 76524-1D P I I I 0Side A stamped, exc. I I I etched
XLP 76525-1D P I I 0Side B stamped, exc. I I etched
XLP 76524Side A label matrix
XLP 76525Side B label matrix
XSM 76526-1A
XSM 76527-1B
XLP-76542-1LRunout Side A, Stamped
XLP-86525-1GRunout Side B, Stamped
C I I I I I I aRunout Side A, Etched
C I I I I I I I IRunout Side B, Etched
o XLP 76521-1D P 11Side A runout
o XLP 76525-1D P 3Side B runout
o XLP 76524-1D PSide A runout, variant 1
o XLP 76525-1D PSide B runout, variant 1
o XLP 76524-1C PSide A runout, variant 2
o XLP 76525-1D PSide B runout, variant 2
XSM 76526-1F SMSide A, Stamped except SM etched
XSM 76527-1E SMSide B, Stamped except SM etched
XSM 76526-1FF u SSM ISide A, Stamped except SSM I etched (variant 1)
XSM 76527-1E _ SM IISide B, stamped except SM II etched (variant 1)
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 | Canada | Columbia CL-2159First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | Columbia CS 8959First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Canada | Columbia CS 8959First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CS 8959First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CL 2159First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CL 2159First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CL-2159First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CS 8959First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CL 2159First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CL 2159First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CL-2159First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CL-2159First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CS 8959LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CS 8959LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CS 8959LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia CS 8959LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Today are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1964 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, Canada. One of them is Columbia CL-2159, released April 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL-2159, CS 8959, CL 2159) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP 76524-1D P I I I 0 and XLP 76525-1D P I I 0. 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.
