Vinyl pressings
by The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band · 1968
Vol. 3 - A Child's Guide To Good & Evil was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 7 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.
T o 30763 RS 6298 A-1A ASide A runout, hand-etched
T o 30764 RS 6298 B-1A ASide B runout, hand-etched
30,763Side A label
30,764Side B label
P (stamped & inverted) 30763 RS 6298 A-1C (etched)Side A Runout; Variant 1
30764 RS 6298 B-1C (etched) P (stamped)Side B Runout; Variant 1
º 30763 RS 6298 A-1C P A4Runout side A etched; º P A4 stamped; Variant 2
º 30764 RS 6298 B -1C A2 PRunout side B etched; º A2 stamped; P inverted stamped; Variant 2
Ƨ o J 30763 RS 6298 A -1B A1Side A etched [o stamped]
Ƨ o J 30764 RS 6298 B -1B ASide B etched [o stamped]
30,763Side A label
30,764Side B label
10763 R 6298 A-1BRun-out info [hand-etched] Side A
10764 R 6298 B SIDE TWO 1ARun-out info [hand-etched] Side B
RSLP6298A - 1*G STEREOSide A
RSLP6298B - 1*G STEREOSide B
30763 RS 6298 A-1BSide A, variant 1
30764 RS 6298 B-1BSide B, variant 1
J 30763 RS 6298 A-1B 0 BSide A, variant 2
30764 RS 6298 B-1B 2 0 ASide B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | Reprise Records RS 6298First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | France | Reprise Records RS 6298 / Disques Vogue CRV. 6094First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Germany | Reprise Records RS 5106First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Reprise Records RS 6298First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records R 6298 / Reprise Records 6298First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | Venezuela | Reprise Records RS 6298First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Venezuela | Reprise Records RS 6298First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | UK | Reprise Records RSLP 6298First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records RS 6298First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records RS 6298First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records RS 6298 / Reprise Records 6298First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Reprise Records RS 6298LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Jackpot Records JPR040LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2874LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Jackpot Records JPR 040LP, Album, Limited Edition, Mono · Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Mono · Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2874LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2022 | US | Jackpot Records JPR 040 / Jackpot Records JPR-040LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Jackpot Records JPR 040LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Reprise Records RS 6298LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records RS 5106LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Reprise Records RS 6298LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| ? | US | Reprise Records RS 6298LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| ? | US | Reprise Records RS 6298LP, Album | LP, Album |
23 vinyl pressings of Vol. 3 - A Child's Guide To Good & Evil are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1968 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Reprise Records RS 6298, released May 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RS 6298, R 6298, RSLP 6298, RS 5106) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T o 30763 RS 6298 A-1A A and T o 30764 RS 6298 B-1A A. 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.
