Vinyl pressings
by Charley Pride · 1966
Country Charley Pride 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.
9 pressings came out in 1966, 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.
TPRS-1891--3S A2 ISide A runout
TPRS-1892- 4S I A1Side B runout
TPRS-1891Side A label
TPRS-1982Side B label
A3 TPRS-1891–3S I
A2 TPRS-1892-4S I
TPRS-1891--1S HEtched Side 1
TPRS-1892--2S HEtched Side 2
TPRM-1889 - - 1S Λ2 I
TPRM-1890 - - 1S Λ2 I
TPRS -1891--1S H AA side runout
TPRS-1892--2S H AB side runout
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 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-3645LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1966 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP 3645First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP 3645First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP 3645First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-660LP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1966 | US | RCA Victor LPM-3645 / RCA Victor LPM 3645First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | RCA Victor LSP-3645First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | RCA Victor LSP-3645First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | RCA Victor LPM-3645 / RCA Victor LPM 3645First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | RCA Victor LSP-3645 / RCA Victor LSP 3645First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | RCA Victor LSP-3645First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1968 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-660LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | UK | RCA Victor LSA 3143LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1979 | US | RCA Victor AHL1-3645LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 5816 / Music For Pleasure 41 5816 1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA Victor LSP-3645LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-3645LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-3645 / RCA Victor LSP 3645LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-3645 / RCA Victor LSP 3645LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Victor SHP-5681LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | RCA Victor LSP-3645LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | RCA Victor LSA 3143 / RCA Victor LSP 3645LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-3645LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-3645LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
24 vinyl pressings of Country Charley Pride are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1966 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Germany. One of them is RCA Victor LSP-3645, released April 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSP-3645, LPM-3645, LSP 3645) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TPRS-1891--3S A2 I and TPRS-1892- 4S I A1. 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.
