US
1973- Label and catalog number
- Monument KZ 32293
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · Terre Haute
- Runout / matrix
T o P AL-32293-1-A-1 Mb 3ΛRunout A
o T1 P BL-32293- 2E Mbrian E3Runout B
AL 32293Label A
BL 32293Label B
Vinyl pressings
by Billy Joe Shaver · 1973
Old Five And Dimers Like Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 3 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.
T o P AL-32293-1-A-1 Mb 3ΛRunout A
o T1 P BL-32293- 2E Mbrian E3Runout B
AL 32293Label A
BL 32293Label B
T p AL-32293 3-27-73 MB A 2Runout A
P o BL-32293-2B MBRunout B
AL 32293Label A
BL 32293Label B
p AL-32293 3-27-73 Mb 3ΛRunout Side 1
p o BL-32293- 2B MbRunout Side 2
AL 32293Side 1
BL 32293Side 2
Ƨ AL-32293-1C Mb A1Runout A
BL-32293- 2(scratched out) 1D o Mb A1Runout B
AL 32293Label A
BL 32293Label B
SMX42649Side A label
SMX42650Side B label
SMX42649Side A label
SMX42650Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Monument L-34968 / Monument K7 32293First yearLP | LP |
| 1973 | Australia | Monument PL-34968First yearLP, White Label | LP, White Label |
| 1973 | South Africa | Monument MOC 8582First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Monument KZ 32293First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Monument KZ 32293First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Monument KZ 32293First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Monument KZ 32293First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Monument MG-7621LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1978 | US | Monument MG-7621LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Monument 19658811521LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Monument MG-7621LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Old Five And Dimers Like Me are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1973 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Australia, South Africa. One of them is Monument KZ 32293.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KZ 32293, L-34968, PL-34968, MOC 8582) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T o P AL-32293-1-A-1 Mb 3Λ and o T1 P BL-32293- 2E Mbrian E3. 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.