Vinyl pressings
by Buck Owens And His Buckaroos · 1966
Roll Out The Red Carpet 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.
17 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 5 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.
T1-2443-F1 IAM (in triangle)Runout Side A [Stamped]
T2-2443-G2 #2 IAM (in triangle)Runout Side B [Stamped}
T1-2443Label Side A
T2-2443Label Side B
ST1-2443-W2Side 1 runout, stamped
ST2-2443-X9Side 2 runout, stamped
T-1-2443-F-3 ✲Runout A
T-2-2443-G-4 ✲Runout B
T1-2443Vinyl label, side A
T2-2443Vinyl label, side B
ST1-2443-B2 IAM (in triangle)Runout Side A [Stamped]
ST2-2443-W1#2 IAM (in triangle)Runout Side B [Stamped}
ST1-2443Label Side A
ST2-2443Label Side B
T1-2443-P4PLabel Side A
T2-2443-P4PLabel Side B
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 | New Zealand | Capitol Records T 2443 / Capitol Records T.2443First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Norway | Capitol Records ST 2443 / Capitol Records ST 2443First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ 301LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1966 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-301LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 1966 | UK | Capitol Records ST 2443First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | Capitol Records ST 2443First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | Capitol Records ST 2443First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records T 2443 / Capitol Records T-2443First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records ST 2443 / Capitol Records ST-2443First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records ST 2443 / Capitol Records ST-2443First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records T 2443 / Capitol Records T-2443First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Capitol Records T 2443 / Capitol Records T-2443First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 2443 / Capitol Records ST 2443First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | Capitol Records T 2443First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records T 2443 / Capitol Records T-2443First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
22 vinyl pressings of Roll Out The Red Carpet are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1966 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Canada, New Zealand and more. One of them is Capitol Records T 2443, released February 7, 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 2443, ST 2443) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1-2443-F1 IAM (in triangle) and T2-2443-G2 #2 IAM (in triangle). 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.
