Vinyl pressings
by George Jones · 1963
The Best Of George Jones was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 4 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 UA3291A-CLB-1 IDSide A Etched [0 & D Stamped]
0 UAL 3291B-CLB-1 T ΛII IIISide B Etched [0 & T Stamped]
UAL 3291A-1BSide A Etched Variant 2
UAL 3291B-1BSide B Etched Variant 2
UAL 3291A-1B [Plastylite symbol]Side A runout
UAL 3291 B-1B [Plastylite symbol]Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | United Artists Records UAL 3291First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Japan | United Artists Records UAL 3291First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | United Artists Records ULP 1056 (UAL 3291)First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | United Artists Records UAL 3291First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Canada | United Artists Records UAS 6291First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1963 | US | United Artists Records UAL 3291First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | United Artists Records UAS 6291First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Japan | United Artists Records GXC-2008LP, Compilation, Promo, Repress, Stereo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Repress, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | United Artists Records ST-90810 / United Artists Records UAS 6291LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | United Artists Records UAL 3291 / United Artists Records T 90810LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
10 vinyl pressings of The Best Of George Jones are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1963 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Canada, Japan. One of them is United Artists Records UAL 3291, released September 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UAL 3291, UAS 6291, ULP 1056 (UAL 3291)) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0 UA3291A-CLB-1 ID and 0 UAL 3291B-CLB-1 T ΛII III. 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.
