Vinyl pressings
by Asleep At The Wheel · 1975
Texas Gold was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 4 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.
1-11441-H-11· 1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ✲ JaySide A runout,
2-11441-H-12· 1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ✲ JaySide B runout,
ST 1-11441Side A label
ST 2-11441Side B label
ST-1-11441- J 8 ─◁ jaySide A runout, etched (Variant 1
ST-2-11441- J 8 ─◁ jaySide B runout, etched (Variant 1
ST-1-11441- J 8 ─◁ jaySide A runout, etched (Variant 2
ST-2-11441- J 8 #2 ─◁ jaySide B runout, etched (Variant 2
ST1 11441 H7 #2 O Jay MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A Runout
ST2 11441 H7 #1 O Jay MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide B Runout
ST 1-11441Side A label
ST 2-11441Side B label
ST-1-11441-G-12 ERT ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A runout
2-11441-H-12· 2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ✲ JaySide B runout
ST 1-11441Side A label
ST 2-11441Side B label
1-11441-H-9 1 ✲ jay MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout Side A
2-11441-H-9• 1 ✲ jay MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout Side B
ST 1-11441Side A label
ST 2-11441Side B label
E-ST1 11441-1Side A Runout, Etched
MR BLAIR'SSide A Runout, Etched
E-ST2 11441-1Side B Runout, Etched
E-ST1 11441Side A 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-11441First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-80469First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Capitol Records E-ST 11441First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Capitol Records ST-511441LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1975 | US | Capitol Records ST-11441LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1975 | US | Capitol Records ST-11441First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Capitol Records ST-11441First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Capitol Records ST-11441First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Capitol Records ST-11441First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Capitol Records ST-11441First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-80469LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Capitol Records ST-11441LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Texas Gold are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1975 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Canada, Japan. One of them is Capitol Records ST-11441, released August 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-11441, E-ST 11441, ECS-80469) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-11441-H-11· 1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ✲ Jay and 2-11441-H-12· 1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ✲ Jay. 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.
