Vinyl pressings
by The Springfields · 1963
Folk Songs From The Hills was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
632304 ▽ 1L ▽ 1//420 11 7Runout side A - variant 1
632304 ▽ 1L ▽ 1//420 11 6Runout side B - variant 1
632304 ▽ 1L ▽ 1//420 11 7Runout side A - variant 2
632304 ▽ 2L ▽ 1//420 11 2Runout side B - variant 2
PHS600076A M1Etched Side A
PHS600076B M1Etched Side B
PHM200076A M1Etched Side A
PHM200076B M1Etched Side B
PHS600076A M1Etched Side A
PHS600076B M1Etched Side B
PHM200076A M1Etched Side A
PHM200076B M1Etched Side B
AA632304.1LLabel Side A
AA632304.2LLabel Side B
PHM-200-076-S1Etched Side A
PHM-200-076-S2Etched Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | Philips PD 80First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Australia | Philips PD-80 / Philips P.D. 80First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1963 | Australia | Philips DJ-80First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | Canada | Philips PHM 200 076First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Philips PHS 600-076First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Philips PHM 200-076First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Philips PHS 600-076First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1963 | UK | Philips 632 304 BLFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Wing Records WL 1132 / Philips 632 304 BLLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | UK | Fontana SFL 13081 / Fontana 859 043 FZYLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Folk Songs From The Hills are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1963 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in UK, US, Australia, Canada. One of them is Philips 632 304 BL, released May 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 632 304 BL, PHS 600-076, PHM 200-076, PD 80) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 632304 ▽ 1L ▽ 1//420 11 7 and 632304 ▽ 1L ▽ 1//420 11 6. 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.
