Vinyl pressings
by Buck Owens · 1961
Buck Owens Sings Harlan Howard 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.
11 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year, in 2 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.
ST-1-1482-A-4 •• C ✲Side A runout
ST-2-1482-A-5• C ✲Side B runout
ST1-1482Side A label
ST2-1482Side B label
T1-1482-D3 ✲Side A Runout
T2-1482-D3 ✲Side B Runout
T1-1482Side A Label
T2-1482Side B Label
T1-1482-D1Side A runout
T2-1482-D1 anvilSide B runout
T1-1482-D1 [Anvil symbol]Side-A-runout
T2-1482-D1 [Anvil symbol]Side-B-runout
T1-1482Side-A-label
T2-1482Side-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Canada | Capitol Records T 1482First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Canada | Capitol Records T 1482 / Capitol Records T-1482First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Capitol Records T-1482First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Capitol Records ST-1482 / Capitol Records ST1482First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Capitol Records ST 8-1482 / Capitol Records ST-8-1482First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Capitol Records ST-1482 / Capitol Records ST1482First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Capitol Records ST 1482 / Capitol Records ST-1482First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Capitol Records T 1482First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Capitol Records T 1482 / Capitol Records T-1482First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Capitol Records T 1482First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Capitol Records T 1482 / Capitol Records T-1482First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-70065LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-70065LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
13 vinyl pressings of Buck Owens Sings Harlan Howard are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, Canada. One of them is Capitol Records ST 1482, released August 28, 1961.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST 1482, T 1482, T-1482, ST-1482) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-1482-A-4 •• C ✲ and ST-2-1482-A-5• C ✲. 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.
