Vinyl pressings
by Carl Perkins · 1969
Carl Perkins' Greatest Hits was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. 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 1969, 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.
o T XSM-139798-1A 1 2Runout, side A, etched
o T XSM-139798-1A 1 6Runout, side B, etched
XSM 139798Label, side A
XSM 139799Label, side B
XSM-139798-1B o A3 1SRunout Side A
XSM-139798-1B o A2 1Runout Side B
XSM 139798Label Side A
XSM 139799Label Side B
XSM-139798-1CSide A
XSM-139799-1CSide B
P o XSM-139798-1C 2Runout, Side A
P o XSM-139799-1C 3Runout, Side B
XSM 139798Label, Side A
XSM 139799Label, Side B
o XSM-139798-1CRunout, Side A
o XSM-139799-1CRunout, Side B
XSM 139798Label, Side A
XSM 139799Label, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | Columbia CS 9833First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Columbia CS 9833First yearLP | LP |
| 1969 | US | Columbia CS 9833First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Columbia CS 9833First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Columbia CS 9833First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | CBS 63676 / CBS S 63676First yearLP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Music For Pleasure MFP 5935 (HK 31792)LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1972 | Netherlands | CBS S 52873LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Harmony KH 31792LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1973 | US | Harmony KH 31792LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | US | Harmony KH 31792LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Embassy EMB 31109 / Harmony KH 31792LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Superselections SL-4009 / RCA Special Products CSPS 1019LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1976 | UK | Embassy EMB 31259LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1976 | US | Columbia Special Products C 11309LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1977 | UK | CBS CBS 31527 / Embassy S 31527LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1977 | UK | CBS S 31527 / Embassy S 31527LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 233695LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Limited Edition LE 10117LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Special Products C 11217LP | LP |
20 vinyl pressings of Carl Perkins' Greatest Hits are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1969 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Columbia CS 9833, released May 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 9833, 63676) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o T XSM-139798-1A 1 2 and o T XSM-139798-1A 1 6. 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.
