Vinyl pressings
by Downliners Sect · 1965
The Country Sect was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. 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 1965, 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.
XAX 2872-1 GA side runout stamped, variant 1
XAX 2873-1 GB side runout stamped, variant 1
XAX 2872-1 R 1A side runout stamped, variant 2
XAX 2873-1 A 1B side runout stamped, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Denmark | Columbia 33SX 1745First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Columbia 33MSX 1745First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Columbia 33SX 1745First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Capitol Records T 6161 / Capitol Records T-6161LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | UK | Charly Records CR 30137LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1977 | UK | Charly Records CR 30137LP, Album, Reissue, White Label, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, White Label, Mono · Mono |
| 1978 | Spain | Charly Records 77-CH30LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | UK | Charly Records CR 30137LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1982 | Germany | Line Records LLP 5162 ASLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Germany | Not On Label 66.22613LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Spain | Munster Records MR 247LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Charly Records CR 3021 / Bellaphon CR 3021LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of The Country Sect are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1965 and 2002.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in UK, Denmark, New Zealand. One of them is Columbia 33SX 1745, released August 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 33SX 1745, 33MSX 1745) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XAX 2872-1 G and XAX 2873-1 G. 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.
