UK
1965- Label and catalog number
- RCA Victor RD-7741RCA Victor LPM-3317
- Format
- LP, Mono
- Runout / matrix
RPRM -1893 - - 4S 1 U JTStamped Runout Side 1
RPRM -1894 - - 4S 1 U JTStamped Runout Side 2
RPRM 1893Label Side 1
RPRM 1894Label Side 2
Vinyl pressings
by Hank Snow · 1965
Hank Snow Sings Your Favorite Country Hits 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.
10 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 6 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 -1893 - - 4S 1 U JTStamped Runout Side 1
RPRM -1894 - - 4S 1 U JTStamped Runout Side 2
RPRM 1893Label Side 1
RPRM 1894Label Side 2
RPRM--1893--1S I B 6Side A runout, variant 1
RPRM -1894--1S A4 ISide B runout, variant 1
RPRM- -1893- -1S B3 ISide A runout, variant 2
RPRM- -1894- -1S A4 ISide B runout, variant 2
RPRS-1895--1S I A1Side A
RPRS-1986--1S I A3Side B
RPRM--1893--3S B1 RSide A runout
RPRM--1894--3S A3 RSide B runout
RPRM-1893Side A label
RPRM-1894Side B label
RPRM -1893 - - 4S 1 U JTStamped Runout Side 1
RPRM -1894 - - 4S 1 U JTStamped Runout Side 2
RPRM 1893Label Side 1
RPRM 1894Label Side 2
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 | Australia | RCA Victor RD-7741 / RCA Victor LPM-3317First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-3317First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-3317First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-3317First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-3317 / RCA Victor LSP 3317First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | Japan | Victor SHP-5502First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | RCA Victor RD-7741 / RCA Victor LPM-3317First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | RCA Victor LPM-3317 / RCA Victor LPM 3317First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | RCA Victor LSP-3317First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | RCA Victor LPM-3317 / RCA Victor LPM 3317First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | New Zealand | RCA Victor LPM-3317LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | RCA RD 7741LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-3317LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP 3317LP | LP |
14 vinyl pressings of Hank Snow Sings Your Favorite Country Hits are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1965 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor RD-7741.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RD-7741, LPM-3317, LSP-3317, SHP-5502) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RPRM -1893 - - 4S 1 U JT and RPRM -1894 - - 4S 1 U JT. 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.