US
March 1976- Label and catalog number
- Columbia PC 34090
- Format
- LP, Album · Terre Haute
- Runout / matrix
0 T1 PAL 34090-1A BRunout side A
T1 PBL 34090-1A 0 ɅRunout side B
AL 34090Label side A
BL 34090Label side B
Vinyl pressings
by Earl Scruggs Revue · 1976
Volume II was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 7 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.
0 T1 PAL 34090-1A BRunout side A
T1 PBL 34090-1A 0 ɅRunout side B
AL 34090Label side A
BL 34090Label side B
PAL 34090-1C A PRunout side A
PBL 34090-1E B PRunout side B
AL 34090Label side A
BL 34090Label side B
MX176994 SBP 234828-1Runout side A
MX176995-B SBP 234828-2Runout side B
MX176994Label side A
MX176995Label side B
AL-34090-1A-2G:Side A Runout, etched
BL-34090-1A-2G:Side B Runout, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | CBS SBP 234828First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Columbia KC 34090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Columbia PC 34090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Europe | CBS CBS 81340First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 229First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 234828First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | CBS S 81340First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34090First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of Volume II are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, Australia, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Columbia PC 34090, released March 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PC 34090, SBP 234828, KC 34090, CBS 81340) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0 T1 PAL 34090-1A B and T1 PBL 34090-1A 0 Ʌ. 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.