Vinyl pressings
by Glen Campbell · 1976
The Best Of Glen Campbell 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.
8 pressings came out in 1976, 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.
ST-1-11577-G•6: 2 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout A etch / 2 ✲ MASTERED... stamped
ST-2-11577-H•6• 2 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout B etch / 2 ✲ MASTERED... stamped
ST 1-11577Matrix A, on label
ST 2-11577Matrix B, on label
ST-1-11577 J2 #2 ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A runout, variant 1
ST-2-11577-J2 ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide B runout, variant 1
ST-1-11577 J2 #3 ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A runout, variant 2
ST-2-11577 J2 ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide B runout, variant 2
ST 1-11577Matrix A, on label
ST 2-11577Matrix B, on label
ST-1-HI 11577 #2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0
ST-2-HI 11577 #2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0
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 | Capitol Records ST-11577First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Australia | Capitol Records ST-11577First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Barbados | Capitol Records ST-11577First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-11577First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-11577First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-511577 / Capitol Records ST5-11577LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1976 | New Zealand | $ound Value AXIS-162LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records ST-11577First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records ST-511577LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records ST-11577LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records ST-11577First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records R-120382LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records ST-11577First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 062-85 035LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | Venezuela | Capitol Records ST-449LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | US | Capitol Records SN-16335LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records 66 218-9 / Capitol Records 1 C 062-85 035LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records 27 618-8LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 062-85 035LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Taiwan | Holy Hawk Record Co. Ltd. HH-6213LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Taiwan | Kong Mei Record Co., Ltd. KM-2095LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
22 vinyl pressings of The Best Of Glen Campbell are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1976 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, Australia, Barbados, Canada. One of them is Capitol Records ST-11577.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-11577) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-11577-G•6: 2 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOL and ST-2-11577-H•6• 2 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOL. 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.
