Vinyl pressings
by George Jones · 1965
Old Brush Arbors 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.
5 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 2 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.
MM 2061 A 3 [MR in a circle] △9194A Side Runout etched
MM 2061 B 3 [MR in a circle] △9194-XB Side Runout etched
Bell Sound SFA Side Runout Stamped in Cursive
Bell Sound SFB Side Runout Stamped in Cursive
MM 2061A SA Side Runout - Etched
MM 2061B 2B Side Runout - Etched
Bell Sound SFDead Wax / Runouts - Stamped in Cursive
P o MS3061A-1E 1BSide-A-runout
P o MS3061B-1B Bell Sound D111 CSide-B-runout
MS 3061 ASide-A-label
MS 3061 BSide-B-label
MM2061ASide 1 runout
MM2061BSide 2 runout
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 | Canada | Columbia MM-2061First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Musicor Records MM2061First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Musicor Records MM2061First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | US | Musicor Records MM2061First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Musicor Records MS3061First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Musicor Records MS3061LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Musicor Records MS3061LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Musicor Records MM2061LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Musicor Records MM2061LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | US | Musicor Records MS3061 / Musicor Records MS-3061LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Old Brush Arbors are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1965 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, Canada. One of them is Musicor Records MM2061.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MM2061, MS3061, MM-2061) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MM 2061 A 3 [MR in a circle] △9194 and MM 2061 B 3 [MR in a circle] △9194-X. 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.
