Vinyl pressings
by Buck Owens · 1963
Buck Owens Sings Tommy Collins was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. 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 1963, 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.
ST-1-1989-X2Side A runout, variant 1
ST-2-1989-B2 #2Side B runout, variant 1
ST-1-1989-W1 [IAM in triangle] &Side A runout, variant 2
ST-2-1989-A1 [IAM in triangle] &Side B runout, variant 2
T-1-1989-G4 C ✲Runout side A
T-1-1989-G-6 C ✲Runout side B
ST-1-1989-X2Side 1
ST-2-1989-B2 #2Side 2
ST-1-1989-B4¹ ✲Side 1 runout
ST-2-1989-A-5"¹ C ✲Side 2 runout
ST1-1989Side 1 label
ST2-1989Side 2 label
T1-1989-G2 #2 [IAM in triangle]Runout A, variant 1
T2-1989-F1 [IAM in triangle]Runout B, variant 1
T1-1989-G2 [IAM in triangle]Runout A, variant 2
T2-1989-F1#2 [IAM in triangle]Runout B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | Capitol Records T 1989 / Capitol Records T-1989First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Germany | Capitol Records 83 604 / Capitol Records ST 1989First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records ST 1989 / Capitol Records ST-1989First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records T 1989First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records ST 1989First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records ST 1989 / Capitol Records ST-1989First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records T 1989 / Capitol Records T-1989First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Canada | Hilltop JS-6071LP, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Stereo, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Hilltop JS-6071LP, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | Capitol Records CP 7080LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Hilltop JS-6071 / Hilltop PTP 2041-1LP, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | US | Sears SPS-128LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Hilltop JS-6071LP, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | US | Hilltop JS-6071 / Hilltop PTP 2041-1LP, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Stereo, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of Buck Owens Sings Tommy Collins are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1963 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, Canada, Germany. One of them is Capitol Records ST 1989, released November 11, 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST 1989, T 1989, 83 604) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-1989-X2 and ST-2-1989-B2 #2. 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.
