Vinyl pressings
by Wanda Jackson And The Party Timers · 1968
Cream Of The Crop 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.
7 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 3 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.
ST-1-2976-H-3• CV 2 ✲Runout side A
ST-2-2976-H-3• CV 1 ✲Runout side B
ST1-2976Label side A
ST2-2976Label Side B
ST-1-2976-X4 54 C 1 ✩ ºSide A Runout
ST-2-2976-W3 I 54 B ₂ [Non legible stamp, perhaps ✩] ºSide B Runout
ST1-2976Label Side A
ST2-2976Label Side B
ST1–2976–A1 [IAM inside Δ]Runout Side A (Etched)
ST2–2976–B2 [IAM inside Δ]Runout Side B (Etched)
ST1-2976Label Side A
ST2-2976Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Unknown | Capitol Records ST 2976First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 2976 / Capitol Records ST-2976First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | UK | Capitol Records ST 2976First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Capitol Records ST 2976First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records ST 2976 / Capitol Records ST-2976First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records ST 2976 / Capitol Records ST-2976First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records ST 2976 / Capitol Records ST–2976First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Taiwan | Lux Record Lux 2043LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | World Record Club S/5316 / World Record Club S-5316LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records SMK 74 558 / Capitol Records SMK 74 558LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records T 2976 / Capitol Records T-2976LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records ST 2976LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST-8-2976 / Capitol Records ST8-2976LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST-82976 / Capitol Records ST8-2976LP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of Cream Of The Crop are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1968 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Capitol Records ST 2976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST 2976) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-2976-H-3• CV 2 ✲ and ST-2-2976-H-3• CV 1 ✲. 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.
