Vinyl pressings
by Hank Snow · 1964
The Old And Great Songs was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. 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 1964, the album's first year, in 3 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.
TCRS - - 7847 - 1S Λ1A Side Runout Stamped
TCRS - - 7848 - 1SB Side Runout Stamped
T CRS-7847A Side Center Label
T CRS-7848B Side Center Label
RCRM-4359 1SSide A runout, variant 1
RCRM-4360 4SSide B runout, variant 1
RCRM--4359--4S A2 RSide A runout, variant 2
RCRM--4360--3S A1 RSide B runout, variant 2
T C R S - - 7847 - 3 S HA-Side Stamped
T C R S - - 7848 - 3 S HB-Side Stamped
TCRS-7847A-Side Label
TCRS-7848B-Side Label
TCRS--7847--1S I /\ 2Runout stamped Side 1
TCRS--7848--1s I /\ 2Runout stamped Side 2
RCRM--4359--1S B1 ISide A runout
RCRM--4360--4S I A2Side B runout
RCRM-4359Side A label
RCRM-4360Side B label
RCRM-4359 A1A 3A Side Runout Stamped
RCRM-4360 A1A 6B Side Runout Stamped
RCRM-4359A Side Label
RCRM-4360B Side Center 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | RCA Camden CAL-7064LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Australia | RCA Camden CAL-7064First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | RCA Camden CAL 836First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | RCA Camden CAS 836(e)First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1964 | Canada | RCA Camden CAL 836First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | RCA Camden CAS 836(e) / RCA Camden CAS (e) 836First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | RCA Camden CAL 836First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | RCA Camden CAS 836(e)First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | RCA Camden CAS 836(e)First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | RCA Camden CAL 836 / RCA Camden CAL-836First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | RCA Camden CAS-836(e)First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | RCA Camden CAS (e) 836 / RCA Camden CAS 836(e)LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | RCA Camden CAS-836(e) / Pickwick CAS(e)836LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | RCA Camden CAS 836(e) / RCA Camden CAS 836(e)LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | RCA Camden CDN 5124LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
15 vinyl pressings of The Old And Great Songs are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, Australia, Canada. One of them is RCA Camden CAS-836(e), released September 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CAS-836(e), CAL 836, CAS 836(e), CAL-7064) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TCRS - - 7847 - 1S Λ1 and TCRS - - 7848 - 1S. 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.
