US
May 1, 1967- Label and catalog number
- Hi Records SHL 32037
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
SLH 656 ALLabel A
SLH 657 ALLabel B
Vinyl pressings
by Charlie Rich · 1967
Charlie Rich Sings Country & Western was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
SLH 656 ALLabel A
SLH 657 ALLabel B
[etched] LH572-1 [stamped script] Bell Sound [etched] sf 4-12-67side A runout
[etched] LH573-1 [stamped script] Bell Sound [etched] sf 4-12-67side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Hi Records SHL 32037First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Hi Records SHL 32037First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Hi Records HL 32037First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | Hi Records SHL 32037 / Hi Records SW 95201LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1974 | UK | London Records ZGU 136LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1974 | US | Hi Records SHL 32084LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1975 | Australia | London Records SAHA 7802LP | LP |
| 1975 | New Zealand | London Records SAH 6392LP | LP |
| 1977 | Canada | Hi Records 9357-8006LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Cream INT 128.100 / Hi Records (HLP) 8006LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1977 | US | Hi Records HLP 8006 / Cream HLP 8006LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | Hi Records FPH1349-1 / Fat Possum Records FPH1349-1LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Hi Records SLH 32084LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Hi Records SHL 32037LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Hi Records SHL 32037 / Hi Records SLH 656LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | Hi Records SLH 32084LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Charlie Rich Sings Country & Western are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1967 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada. One of them is Hi Records SHL 32037, released May 1, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SHL 32037, HL 32037) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SLH 656 AL and SLH 657 AL. 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.