Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1988
Folkways was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 10 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.
AL-44034-1C G1 MASTERDISK-DMMSide A runout, variant 1
BL-44034-1A G MASTERDISK-BKSide B runout, variant 1
AL-44034-1C G4 MASTERDISK-DMM B3Side A runout, variant 2
BL-44034-1A DMM G MASTERDISK-BK A21Side B runout, variant 2
XSS 01261A-1B G A3Side A runout
XSS 01261B-1B G A4Side B runout
460905:-A3Side A runout
460.905.1.B4Side B runout
A 460905-\-A3 7Side A runout
B 460905 - 1 B3 8Side B runout
AL-44034-1C G3 MASTERDISK-DMM A11Side A runout
BL-44034-1A DMM G MASTERDISK-BK A 12Side B runout
AL 44034Side A label
BL 44034Side B label
70.046-AEtched on side A runout
70.046-BEtched on side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Argentina | Columbia 70.046 / Columbia 1-44034First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Australia | CBS 460905 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Columbia OC 44034 / Columbia C 44034First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | CBS CBS 460905 1First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1988 | Greece | CBS 460905 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Israel | CBS CBS 460905First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 5219First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Spain | CBS CBS 460905-1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Spain | CBS CBS 460905 1 / CBS CBS 460905-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | UK | CBS 460905 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | UK | CBS 460905 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Columbia CAS 1261First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | Columbia OC 44034 / Columbia C 44034First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Canada | Columbia OC 44034First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Brazil | CBS 188.012/1-460905LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Spain | CBS/Sony CBS 460905-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
17 vinyl pressings of Folkways are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1988 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, UK, Canada, Argentina and more. One of them is Columbia OC 44034.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use OC 44034, CAS 1261, 460905 1, 70.046) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-44034-1C G1 MASTERDISK-DMM and BL-44034-1A G MASTERDISK-BK. 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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