Vinyl pressings
by The Peanut Butter Conspiracy · 1967
The Peanut Butter Conspiracy Is Spreading. was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 3 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.
0 XSM-117144-1F-1 A C PA-side runout etched, exc "A C P" stamped
0 XSM-117145-1E-1 P D 1B-side runout etched, exc "P D 1" stamped
p o XLP 117142 1E A 1Runout side A, variant 1
p o XLP 117143 1F A 2Runout side B, variant 1
XLP - 117142 1CRunout side A, variant 2
XLP - 117143 1DRunout side B, variant 2
0 XSM-117144-1C-Runout etching side A [variant 1]
0 XSM-117145-1C-Runout etching side B [variant 1]
0 XSM-117144-1ARunout etching side A [variant 2]
0 XSM-117145-1ARunout etching side B [variant 2]
0 XSM-117144-1F-1 PA-side runout etched, exc "P" stamped
0 XSM-117145-1E-1 PB-side runout etched, exc "P" stamped
o XLP-117142 1A A5A-Side
o XLP-117143 1B A2B-Side
o XLP-117142 1D A1A-Side
o XLP-117143 1D A1B-Side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Columbia CS 9454First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Columbia CL 2654First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | New Zealand | CBS SBP-473414 / CBS SBP 473414First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | CBS BP-473414 / CBS BP 473414First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Taiwan | Sun Shine Record SS-131LP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CS 9454First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CL 2654First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CS 9454First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CS 9454First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CL 2654First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CL 2654First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CS 9454First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CL 2654First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CL 2654First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CL 2654First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Columbia CS 9454 / Columbia CL 2654LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia CL 2654LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 2654LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
19 vinyl pressings of The Peanut Butter Conspiracy Is Spreading. are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1967 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Columbia CS 9454, released March 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 9454, CL 2654, SBP-473414, BP-473414) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0 XSM-117144-1F-1 A C P and 0 XSM-117145-1E-1 P D 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.
