US
1960- Label and catalog number
- Caedmon TC 1132
- Format
- LP
- Runout / matrix
TC1132AT4 1 V :Side 1, Machine Stamped
TC1132BT3 1 V 1Side 2, Machine Stamped
Vinyl pressings
by Dylan Thomas · 1960
Reading Quite Early One Morning And Other Memories 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.
5 pressings came out in 1960, 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.
TC1132AT4 1 V :Side 1, Machine Stamped
TC1132BT3 1 V 1Side 2, Machine Stamped
TC1132-P L80P 9976-2 A1 RSide A Runout, etched (A1 R, stamped)
L80P- 9977-2 A1 TC-1132 B RSide B Runout, etched (A1 R, stamped)
TC1132 ∇ A ∇ 1//420VV0Side A runout
TC1132 B ∇ 2//420VVSide B runout
TC1132-ASide A label
TC1132-BSide B label
TC1132-P L80P 9976-2 A1 RSide A Runout, etched (A1 R, stamped)
L80P- 9977-2 A1 TC-1132 B RSide B Runout, etched (A1 R, stamped)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Canada | Caedmon Records TC 1132First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | UK | Caedmon TC 1132First yearLP | LP |
| 1960 | UK | Caedmon TC 1132First yearLP | LP |
| 1960 | US | Caedmon TC 1132LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Caedmon TC 1132First yearLP | LP |
| 1960 | US | Caedmon TC 1132First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | US | Caedmon TC 1132LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | US | Caedmon TC 1132LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1995 | US | Caedmon TC 1132LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Caedmon TC 1132LP | LP |
| ? | US | Caedmon TC 1132LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
11 vinyl pressings of Reading Quite Early One Morning And Other Memories are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1960 and 1995.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Caedmon TC 1132.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TC 1132) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TC1132AT4 1 V : and TC1132BT3 1 V 1. 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.