Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1965
Folk '66 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.
4 pressings came out in 1965, 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.
AKS 266 A SDLP-207-A-RM-1 Ⓘ 31-5 12-65Side A runout
SDLP-207-B-RM-1 X 31-5 12-65Side B runout
AKS-266-A (SDLP-207-RM-1)Side A label
AKS-266-B (SDLP-207-RM-1)Side B label
DLP-207-A-RM-1 31-4 12-65A side runout
DLP-207-B-RM-1 31-4 12-65B side runout
DLP-207-RM-1-ASide A label
DLP-207-RM-1-BSide B label
DLP-207-A-RM-1 31-4 12-65Side 1, Etched
DLP-207-B-RM-1 31-4 12-65Side 2, Etched
SDLP.207.A.RM-1 ① 31-5 12-65Runout side A, variant 1
SDLP.207.B.RM-1 31-4 12-65Runout side B, variant 1
SDLP.207.A.RM-1 ① 31-5 12-65Runout side A, variant 2
SDLP.207.B.RM-1 X 31-5 12-65Runout side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | US | International Award Series AKS-266 / International Award Series AK-266First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1965 | US | Design Records DLP-207First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | International Award Series AK-266First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Design Records DLP-207 / Design Records SDLP-207-RM-1First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Design Records DLP-207LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1966 | US | Design Records DLP-207LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | International Award Series AK-266LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Canada | Design Records SDLP-207LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Design Records DLP-207LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Canada | Design Records DLP-207LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Italy | Cobra Record LG.LP.301LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Italy | RRC LPD 4520 / Roman Record Company LPD 4520LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Design Records SDLP-207 / Stereo Spectrum Records SDLP-207LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Folk '66 are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1965 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US. One of them is International Award Series AKS-266.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AKS-266, DLP-207, AK-266) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AKS 266 A SDLP-207-A-RM-1 Ⓘ 31-5 12-65 and SDLP-207-B-RM-1 X 31-5 12-65. 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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