US
1964- Label and catalog number
- RCA Victor LPM-2951
- Format
- LP, Mono · Rockaway Pressing
- Runout / matrix
RPRM-6313-13S AI Rside A runout stamped
RPRM-6314-11S AI Rside B runout stamped
Vinyl pressings
by Eddy Arnold · 1964
Pop Hits From The Country Side 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.
6 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.
RPRM-6313-13S AI Rside A runout stamped
RPRM-6314-11S AI Rside B runout stamped
RPRS - 6315 - - 6SSide A Stamped (Variant 1)
RPRS - - 6316 - - 3SSide B Stamped (Variant 1)
RPRS - - 6315 - - 2S I Λ2Side A Stamped (Variant 2)
RPRS - - 6316 - - 2S I < Λ1Side B Stamped (Variant 2)
RPRM - 6313 - 10S I B1A Side runout
RPRM - 6314 - 10S B2 IB Side runout
RPRS-6313A Side label
RPRS-6314B Side label
RPRM-6313side A runout stamped
RPRM-6314side B runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-2951First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-2951First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-2951First yearLP | LP |
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2951First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2951 / RCA Victor LSP 2951First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor LPM 2951 / RCA Victor LPM-2951First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2951 RELP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | Taiwan | Hua Sun Records HS-4106LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 1967 | Taiwan | Hua Sun Records HS-4106LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-2951 RELP, Album, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Pop Hits From The Country Side are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1964 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, Canada, Germany. One of them is RCA Victor LPM-2951.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPM-2951, LSP-2951, LPM 2951) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RPRM-6313-13S AI R and RPRM-6314-11S AI R. 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.