US
1950- Label and catalog number
- Folkways Records 808 FLP
- Format
- 10", LP
- Runout / matrix
SF 12190 [ear symbol]Side A runout
SF 12191 [ear symbol]Side B runout
SF 12190Side A label
SF 12191Side B label

Vinyl pressings
by Woody Guthrie · 1950
Songs To Grow On Vol. 1, Nursery Days was first pressed on vinyl in 1950. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1950, 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.
SF 12190 [ear symbol]Side A runout
SF 12191 [ear symbol]Side B runout
SF 12190Side A label
SF 12191Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | US | Folkways Records 808 FLPFirst year10", LP | 10", LP |
| 1951 | US | Folkways Records & Service Corp. FP 5LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1951 | US | Folkways Records FC 7005LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1958 | US | Folkways Records FC 7675LP | LP |
| 1958 | US | Folkways Records FC 7005LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1958 | US | Folkways Records FC 7005LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1958 | US | Folkways Records FC 7675LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | US | Folkways Records FC 7005 / Folkways Records & Service Corp. FC 7005LP | LP |
| 1968 | UK | XTRA XTRA 1067LP | LP |
| 1968 | US | Folkways Records FTS 31502LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Folkways Records FC 7675LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Folkways Records FC 7675LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Folkways Records FC 7675LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Italy | Albatros VPA 8304LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Italy | Albatros VPA 8304LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Spain | Folkways Records FA 54.9323 / Folkways Records FA - 54.9323LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Folkways Records FC 7675LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Folkways Records FC 7675LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Folkways Records FC 7675LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Folkways Records FC 7675LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Folkways Records FC 7675LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
21 vinyl pressings of Songs To Grow On Vol. 1, Nursery Days are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1950 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1950, in US. One of them is Folkways Records 808 FLP.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 808 FLP) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SF 12190 [ear symbol] and SF 12191 [ear symbol]. 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.