Vinyl pressings
by Bill Black's Combo · 1961
Yogi / Ole Buttermilk Sky was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year, in 7 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.
HI-2139-IJ Bell Sound Bell Sound HHHSide A runout, variant 1
HI-2138-IJ Bell Sound HHHHSide B runout, variant 1
HI-2139-II Bell Sound Bell Sound HHHSide A runout, variant 2
HI-2138-IJ Bell Sound HHHHSide B runout, variant 2
HI-2138-1C • • Bell SoundA Side, runout, etched / Bell Sound stamped, var. 1
HI-2139-1C Bell Sound • • Bell SoundB Side, runout, etched / Bell Sound stamped, var. 1
HI 2138A Side, label
HI 2139B Side, label
HI-2139-1G Bell Sound TSide A runout
HI-2138-1H Bell Sound TSide B runout
HI 2138Label A
HI 2139Label B
HI-2138-1C . BellSoundA-Side Runout Etching
HI-2139-1D . BellSoundB-Side Runout Etching
HI 2138A-Side Label
HI 2139B-Side Label
45-MSCL-5350-1CRun-out side A, stamped
45-MSCL-5351-1CRun-out side B, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Australia | London Records HL-1833First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Belgium | London Records 9-5.261First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Canada | Hi Records HI 2036First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Germany | London Records DL 20 417First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | India | London Records HL-U 9383First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1961 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLU.9383First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HL-U. 9383First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | UK | London Records HLU.9383First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1961 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLU 9383First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | US | Hi Records 45-2036First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | US | Hi Records 45-2036First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1961 | US | Hi Records 45-2036-VFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1961 | US | Hi Records 45-2036First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
13 vinyl pressings of Yogi / Ole Buttermilk Sky are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Hi Records 45-2036, released May 1961.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2036, 45-2036-V, 45-HLU.9383, 45-HL-U. 9383) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HI-2139-IJ Bell Sound Bell Sound HHH and HI-2138-IJ Bell Sound HHHH. 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.
