Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Bond · 1966
I Remember Jim Reeves was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1966, 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.
MAL667 A-1♢S 1 KT AKSide A runout variant 1
MAL667 B-1♢S 1 KT AYSide B runout variant 1
MAL667 A-1♢S I KT USide A runout variant 2
MAL667 B-1♢S I KT AHSide B runout variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | UK | Marble Arch MAL 667First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Marble Arch MALS-667First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Somerset S-263LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Somerset SF-263LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Somerset SF263 / Somerset SF-263LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Marble Arch MALS-667LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | New Zealand | Marble Arch MALS-667 / Marble Arch MALS 667LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Singapore | Alshire SFV 34302LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Taiwan | Hua Sheng KHS-4132LP, Album, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Stereo-Fidelity SF-26300LP | LP |
| ? | US | Stereo-Fidelity P-26300LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Stereo-Fidelity SF-26300LP | LP |
12 vinyl pressings of I Remember Jim Reeves are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in UK. One of them is Marble Arch MAL 667.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MAL 667, MALS-667) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MAL667 A-1♢S 1 KT AK and MAL667 B-1♢S 1 KT AY. 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.
