Vinyl pressings
by Buck Owens · 1965
Waitin' In Your Welfare Line was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1965, 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.
45-55063-F-1 ✲Etched Side A, except ✲ stamped
45-55066-F-1 ✲Etched Side B, except ✲ stamped
45-55063Label Side A
45-55066Label Side B
45-55063-P1 IAMStamped in runout A
45-55066-P1 #3 IAMStamped in runout B
45-55063-F1Etched in runout side A
45-55066-F1Etched in runout side B
45-55063-P4 IAMStamped in runout A
45-55066-P4 IAMStamped in runout B
A 65063 - 1
A 65066-1
45-55063-P3Etched A-Side
45-55066-P3Etched B-Side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Canada | Capitol Records 5566First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records 5566First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records 5566First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records 5566First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records 5566First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Capitol Records CL 15437First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | Australia | Capitol Records CP-16337", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | India | Capitol Records F. 55667", Single | 7", Single |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Capitol Records F 55667", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Capitol Records F.55667", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Norway | Capitol Records F 55667", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Norway | Capitol Records F 55667", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Capitol Records CL 154377", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
13 vinyl pressings of Waitin' In Your Welfare Line are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1965 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Capitol Records 5566.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5566, CL 15437) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45-55063-F-1 ✲ and 45-55066-F-1 ✲. 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.
