Vinyl pressings
by Wanda Jackson · 1968
The Best Of Wanda Jackson 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.
9 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 5 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.
ST1-2883-B2 /IAM\Side A runout, variant 1
ST2-2883-B2 /IAM\Side B runout, variant 1
ST1-2883-A1 /IAM\Side A runout, variant 2
ST1-2883-B2 /IAM\Side B runout, variant 2
ST1-2883 W1 0Runout A
ST2-2883 W1 0Runout B
ST1-2883Label A
ST2-2883Label B
ST/ 2883-A
ST/ 2883-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 | Australia | Capitol Records ST 2883First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1968 | Australia | Capitol Records ST 2883First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1968 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 2883First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1968 | Japan | Capitol Records CP-8525First yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1968 | Singapore | Capitol Records ST 2883 / Starline ST 2883First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records ST 2883 / Starline ST 2883First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records ST 8-2883 / Starline ST 8-2883LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records ST 2883 / Starline ST 2883LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records T 2883 / Starline T 2883First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records ST 2883First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records ST 2883 / Starline ST 2883First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UK | Capitol Records ST 21530LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Capitol Records ST 21530 / Capitol Records 1E 062 ° 80303LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Capitol Records ST 21530LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Barbados | Capitol Records SM-2883LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Capitol Records CP-8525LP, Compilation · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Japan | Capitol Records CP-8525LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records ST 21530LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SM-2883LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST 2883 / Capitol Records ST-2883LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
20 vinyl pressings of The Best Of Wanda Jackson are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1968 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Australia, Canada, Singapore and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST 2883.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST 2883, T 2883, CP-8525) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST1-2883-B2 /IAM\ and ST2-2883-B2 /IAM\. 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.
