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Conway Twitty's Greatest Hits...

by Conway Twitty · 1960

28 pressings6 countriesCountryBalladRockabillyPop

Conway Twitty's Greatest Hits... was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Conway Twitty's Greatest Hits...

9 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 4 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.

US

1960
Label and catalog number
MGM Records E3849MGM Records SE3849
Format
LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo
Runout / matrix

60 ST 372B SE--3849 S1 (Ankh symbol)Side 1 runout

60-ST-373 2 SE 3849 S2Side 2 runout

Full details of this pressing

US

1960
Label and catalog number
MGM Records E3849
Format
LP, Compilation, Mono
Runout / matrix

E3848 S1 60 MG 608Side 1

E3849 S2 60 MG-609 (ANKH SYMBOL)Side 2

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 28 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s12 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960AustraliaMGM Records E-3849First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
1960CanadaMGM Records SE3849First yearLP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1960CanadaMGM Records E-3849 / MGM Records E-3849First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
1960CanadaMGM Records E-3849 / MGM Records E3849First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
1960South AfricaMGM Records JC 1169First yearLP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1960USMGM Records E3849First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
1960USMGM Records SE3849First yearLP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1960USMGM Records E3849 / MGM Records SE3849First yearLP, Album, Compilation, StereoLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo
1960USMGM Records E3849First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
1968CanadaMGM Records SE3849 / MGM Records SE 3849LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
1968USMGM Records SE3849LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
1968USMGM Records SE 3849LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
1970s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1972AustraliaMetro Records 2355029LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
1972USMGM Records SE 3849LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing
1973CanadaMGM Records SE3849 / MGM Records SE 3849LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
1977CanadaMGM Records SE 3849LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
1977CanadaMGM Records 2482 409 / Polydor 2482 409LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
1979South AfricaPolydor CESS40LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1980s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1985JapanPolydor 20MM 0439LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
1985JapanPolydor 20MM 0439LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · PromoLP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo
Year unknown8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?CanadaMGM Records SE 3849LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyPolydor 833 729-1LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
?GermanyMGM Records 665 201LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
?USMGM Records SE3849LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club editionLP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition
?USMGM Records SE3849LP, Compilation, Repress, StereoLP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo
?USMGM Records SE3849 E/SE 3849LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
?USMGM Records E3849 / MGM Records E 3849LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?USMGM Records E3849 / MGM Records E 3849LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. A1It's Only Make Believe
  2. A2Danny Boy
  3. A3Heavenly
  4. A4I'll Try
  5. A5Lonely Blue Boy
  6. A6Halfway To Heaven
  7. B1Is A Blue Bird Blue
  8. B2The Hurt In My Heart
  9. B3Mona Lisa
  10. B4What Am I Living For
  11. B5She's Mine
  12. B6The Story Of My Love

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Conway Twitty's Greatest Hits... are there?

28 vinyl pressings of Conway Twitty's Greatest Hits... are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1960 and 1985.

When was Conway Twitty's Greatest Hits... first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, Australia, Canada, South Africa. One of them is MGM Records E3849.

How do I tell if my copy of Conway Twitty's Greatest Hits... is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use E3849, SE3849, E-3849, JC 1169) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Conway Twitty's Greatest Hits... on vinyl worth?

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.

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