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Sings Folk Songs by Woody Guthrie, album cover

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Sings Folk Songs

by Woody Guthrie · 1962

16 pressings4 countriesFolkFolkWorld& Country

Sings Folk Songs was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Sings Folk Songs

3 pressings came out in 1962, 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.

US

1962
Label and catalog number
Folkways Records FA 2483
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

FA2483A 7VSide A, runout, etched

FA2483 B 7VSide B, runout, etched

FA-2483-ASide A, label

FA-2483-BSide B, label

Full details of this pressing

US

1962
Label and catalog number
Folkways Records FA 2483
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

P4RM-9406-2 A A1 RRunout, Side A, stamped

P4RM-9407-2 A2 RRunout, Side A, stamped; "A2 R" etched

P4RM-9406Label, Side A

P4RM-9407Label, Side B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 16 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1962USFolkways Records FA 2483First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1962USFolkways Records FA 2483First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1962USFolkways Records FA 2483First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1965USFolkways Records FA 2483LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1969SpainFolkways Records M -18 103 / Sonoplay M-18103LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1970s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1976ItalyAlbatros VPA 8276LPLP
1980s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1983SpainFolkways Records FA 54.9194LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1989USSmithsonian Folkways SF 40007LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1989USSmithsonian Folkways SF 40007LP, AlbumLP, Album
Year unknown7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?FranceFolkways Records FWX-M 52483 / Le Chant Du Monde FWX-M 52483LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?FranceFolkways Records FWX-M 52483 / Le Chant Du Monde FWX-M 52483LP, AlbumLP, Album
?SpainFolkways Records M -18 103 / Movieplay M-18.103LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono
?USFolkways Records FA 2483LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USFolkways Records FA 2483LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
?USFolkways Records FA 2483LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
?USFolkways Records FA 2483LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue

Tracklist

  1. A1Hard Traveling
  2. A2What Did The Deep Sea Say?
  3. A3House Of The Rising Sun
  4. A4Nine Hundred Miles (Instrumental)
  5. A5John Henry
  6. A6Oregon Trail
  7. A7We Shall Be Free
  8. B1Dirty Overalls
  9. B2Jack Hammer Blues
  10. B3Springfield Mountain
  11. B4Brown Eyes
  12. B5Boll Weevil Blues
  13. B6Guitar Blues (Instrumental)
  14. B7Will You Miss Me?

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Sings Folk Songs are there?

16 vinyl pressings of Sings Folk Songs are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1962 and 1989.

When was Sings Folk Songs first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US. One of them is Folkways Records FA 2483.

How do I tell if my copy of Sings Folk Songs is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FA 2483) 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.

How much is Sings Folk Songs on vinyl worth?

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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