US
1964- Label and catalog number
- RCA Camden CAS-796(e)
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
PCRS--5722--1S Ⅰ A2Runout Side A
PCRS--5723--1S Ⅰ A1Runout Side B
PCRS-5722Label Side A
PCRS-5723Label Side B
Vinyl pressings
by Del Wood · 1964
It's Honky-Tonk Time was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1964, 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.
PCRS--5722--1S Ⅰ A2Runout Side A
PCRS--5723--1S Ⅰ A1Runout Side B
PCRS-5722Label Side A
PCRS-5723Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Canada | RCA Camden CAL-796First yearLP | LP |
| 1964 | Canada | RCA Camden CAL-796First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | RCA Camden CAL-796First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | New Zealand | RCA Camden CAL-796 / RCA Camden CAL 796First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | RCA Camden CAS-796(e)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | RCA Camden CAL-796First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | RCA Camden CAS-796(e)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Taiwan | Cathay Record CA-1055LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA Camden CAL-796LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | RCA Camden CAS-796(e)LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of It's Honky-Tonk Time are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1964 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is RCA Camden CAS-796(e).
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CAS-796(e), CAL-796) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PCRS--5722--1S Ⅰ A2 and PCRS--5723--1S 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.