Vinyl pressings
by Dylan Thomas · 1957
Reading Volume 1 was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1957, the album's first year. 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.
TC1002A-6 DBH ABRunout side A, variant 1
TC1002B-7 DBH ABRunout side B, variant 1
TC1002A-6 DBH ABRunout side A, variant 2
A TC1002 B 2 MT 403 B 112057 ABRunout side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | US | Caedmon Records TC 1002First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Australia | Philips B 94000 LLP | LP |
| 1958 | New Zealand | Caedmon Literary Series TC 1002 / Philips B9400LLP | LP |
| 1958 | US | Caedmon TC 1002LP | LP |
| 1958 | Canada | Caedmon Records TC 1002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1958 | US | Caedmon TC 1002LP | LP |
| 1958 | US | Caedmon TC 1002LP | LP |
| 1958 | US | Caedmon Records TC 1002LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1958 | UK | Caedmon Records TC 1002LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | US | Caedmon TC 1002 / Caedmon TC-1002LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1964 | US | Caedmon TC 1002LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Caedmon Records TC 1002 / Caedmon Records TC-1002LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1964 | US | Caedmon Records TC 1002LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Caedmon TC 1002LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | US | Caedmon Records TC 1002 / Caedmon Records TC-1002LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Caedmon Publishers TC-1002LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | New Zealand | Caedmon TC 1002LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Caedmon Records TC 1002LP | LP |
| ? | US | Caedmon Records TC 1002LP | LP |
| ? | US | Caedmon Records TC-1002LP | LP |
| ? | US | Caedmon Publishers TC-1002LP | LP |
| ? | US | Caedmon TC 1002LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Caedmon Records TC 1002 / Caedmon Records TC-1002LP | LP |
| ? | US | Caedmon Records TC 1002LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Caedmon TC 1002LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Caedmon TC 1002 / Caedmon TC-1002LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Caedmon TC 1002LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
27 vinyl pressings of Reading Volume 1 are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1957 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US. One of them is Caedmon Records TC 1002.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TC 1002) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TC1002A-6 DBH AB and TC1002B-7 DBH AB. 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.
