Vinyl pressings
by Hank Snow And His Rainbow Ranch Boys · 1950
With This Ring I Thee Wed was first pressed on vinyl in 1950. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1950, 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.
48-0328 A 33 I LA side runout variant 1
48-0328 B 2S I A1 LB side runout variant 1
48-0328 A 3S I A1 LA side runout variant 2
48-0328 B 2S I A1 LB side runout variant 2
21-0328A 3S 13 LSide A stamped
21-0328B 3S I 3LSide B stamped
21-0328-ASide A label
48-0328-ASide A label (45 rpm master number)
F2WB 2305 1S IA-side runout
F2WB 2306 1S IB-side runout
F2WB-2305A-side label
F2WB-2306B-side label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Canada | RCA Victor 58-0152First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1950 | Canada | RCA Victor 447-0557First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1950 | Canada | RCA Victor 447-0557First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1950 | Canada | RCA Victor 48-0328First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1950 | US | RCA Victor 48-03287", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1950 | US | RCA Victor 21-0328First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1950 | US | RCA Victor 21-0328First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1950 | US | RCA Victor 48-03287", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1950 | US | RCA Victor 420-0557First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1950 | US | RCA Victor 48-0328First year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1950 | US | RCA Victor 21-0328First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1955 | US | RCA Victor 447-05577", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | US | RCA Victor 447-05577", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada | RCA Victor 447-05577", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress |
| 1976 | Canada | RCA Victor 447-05577", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | New Zealand | His Master's Voice HR.10153Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | US | RCA 447-05577", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | US | RCA Victor 447-05577", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | US | RCA Victor 48-03287", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
19 vinyl pressings of With This Ring I Thee Wed are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1950 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1950, in US, Canada. One of them is RCA Victor 48-0328, released May 1950.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 48-0328, 21-0328, 420-0557, 58-0152) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 48-0328 A 33 I L and 48-0328 B 2S I A1 L. 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.
