Vinyl pressings
by The Staple Singers · 1962
The Best Of The Staple Singers was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year. 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.
62-2494 AudioMatrix Δ4657Runout Side A
62-2495 AudioMatrix Δ4657 7-11-62Runout Side B
62-2494Label Side A
62-2495Label Side B
62-2494 AudioMatrix Δ4657Runout Side A
62-2495 AudioMatrix Δ4657Runout Side B
62-2494Label Side A
62-2495Label Side B
62-2494 AudioMatrix 7Runout, Side A
62-2495 AudioMatrix 4Runout, Side B
62-2494Label, Side A
62-2495Label, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | US | Vee Jay Records LP5019 / Vee Jay Records VJLP 5019First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1962 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 5019First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1962 | US | Vee Jay Records LP 5019 / Vee Jay Records VJLP 5019First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1966 | US | Exodus Records EX-64LP, Reissue, Compilation | LP, Reissue, Compilation |
| 1966 | US | Exodus Records EX-64LP, Reissue, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Exodus Records EX-64LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Buddah Records BDS 2009LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Joy Special JS 5011LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | Trip TLP-7019LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | Vee Jay Records LP5019 / Vee Jay Records VJL 5019LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of The Best Of The Staple Singers are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1962 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US. One of them is Vee Jay Records LP5019.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LP5019, VJLP 5019, LP 5019) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 62-2494 AudioMatrix Δ4657 and 62-2495 AudioMatrix Δ4657 7-11-62. 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.
