UK
1965- Label and catalog number
- Reader's Digest GBM 2/66
- Format
- LP, Box Set
Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1965
Background Moods was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 6 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.
S2RS-4201Side A
S2RS-4202Side B
S2RS-4205Side A
S2RS-4206Side B
S2RM-4243-3Side A
S2RM-4244Side B
S2RM-4225Side A
S2RM-4241Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Reader's Digest RDS-12 / RCA Custom RDS-12First yearLP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| 1965 | Canada | Reader's Digest 618-EM / RCA Custom 618-EMFirst yearLP, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Reader's Digest 618-FS / RCA Custom 618-FSFirst yearLP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1965 | Canada | Reader's Digest / RCA CustomFirst yearLP, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1965 | South Africa | Reader's Digest RDS 6101First yearLP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| 1965 | Sweden | Reader's DigestFirst yearLP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| 1965 | UK | Reader's Digest GBM 2/66First yearLP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| 1965 | UK | Reader's DigestFirst yearLP, Compilation, Box Set | LP, Compilation, Box Set |
| 1965 | US | Reader's Digest RD26-K / RCA Custom RD26-KFirst yearLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Reader's Digest RD3-26-1LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
10 vinyl pressings of Background Moods are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Reader's Digest GBM 2/66.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GBM 2/66, RD26-K, RDS-12, 618-EM) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.

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