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James Taylor's Greatest Hits vinyl value

Median ask · 2020 R1 3113
$37
Typical asks
$27–$43
Basis
9 eBay asks
Every quoted ask sits on a 2020-or-later pressing. The 1976 pressings have no quoted range right now.
Live eBay asks, Sep 16, 2026; sold prices usually close lower. How we price

James Taylor — James Taylor's Greatest Hits: pressings we track

PressingCatalogCountryNotesAsking
2020 WarnerR1 3113UK, Europe & USCompilation, Remastered, 180 Gram $27–$43
2020 WarnerR1 3113USCompilation, Remastered, 180 Gram $27–$43
10 more pressings we track (no quoted eBay range)
PressingCatalogCountryNotes
1976 Warner Bros.BSK 2979USCompilation
2013 Warner Bros.8122796233EuropeCompilation, Reissue, Gatefold
2013 Warner Bros.R1 2979USCompilation, Gatefold
2015 Warner Bros.R1 2979USCompilation, Blue, Gatefold
2015 Warner Bros.R1 2979USCompilation, Reissue
2019 Warner Bros.R1 2979USCompilation, Clear
Undated Warner Bros.WB 56 309EuropeCompilation, Reissue
Undated Warner Bros.WB 56 309GermanyCompilation, Reissue, Remastered
Undated Warner Bros.BSK 3113USCompilation, Club Edition, Specialty Pressing
Undated Warner Bros.BSK 3113USCompilation, Reissue, Specialty Pressing, Gatefold

No quoted range right now (why). Scan your copy in the app for a current read.

12 pressings tracked · catalog of 974,753 releases, August 2026

What separates the pressings

Originals, 1976One first-year pressing: Warner Bros., US. Runout on the US copy starts “Stamped (SCR) Both sides”.
Collector variants2015 US: Compilation, Blue, Gatefold; 2019 US: Compilation, Clear. Short runs like these often bring more than a standard early copy.
Reissues, 2013+2 pressings. Easy to find, priced as listening copies.

How to identify your copy

Three checks, in the order worth doing them.

  1. 1

    Match the catalog number. It is printed on the spine and the record label. Check it together with the country against the pressings table above: the same number can appear in more than one country.

  2. 2

    Read the runout. The code etched in the dead wax near the label names the exact pressing. On the 1976 US pressing it reads “Stamped (SCR) Both sides” on side one and “BSK-1-3113 SR1 1-1 SM 1-1” on side two. Jackets get swapped over the decades; the runout does not.

  3. 3

    Grade the condition. The same pressing can be worth several times more in near mint than in VG. Grade the vinyl and the sleeve separately — our grading guide shows the standard scale.

A 1976 jacket with a later disc inside is a reissue in an original sleeve. Judge the pressing by the runout etching and the label, never by the cover.

Questions

Which pressing of James Taylor's Greatest Hits is worth the most?

The 1976 originals lead. Scarcer variants (the 2015 “Compilation, Blue, Gatefold” and the 2019 “Compilation, Clear”) can beat an ordinary early copy. After that it is all condition: the gap between near mint and VG is usually larger than the gap between pressings.

How do I tell if I have a 1976 original?

Match the catalog number on the spine and label against the table above, check the country, then read the etched code in the runout groove. On the 1976 US pressing the runout reads “Stamped (SCR) Both sides”. A period jacket with a later disc inside is still a reissue.

How much is James Taylor's Greatest Hits worth today?

Sellers typically ask $27 to $43 for the later pressings we have quotes on; for the 2020 R1 3113 the median ask is $37 over 9 listings (eBay, Sep 16, 2026). The 1976 pressings have no quoted range right now. Sold prices usually close lower. Scan your copy in the app for the range on your exact pressing and condition.

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