Vinyl pressings
by Hank Snow · 1961
The Southern Cannonball was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year, in 5 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.
M3 PP2496-1S A 2 ISide A runout, variant 1
M3 PP2497-1S A 3 ISide B runout, variant 1
M3 PP2496-1S I A4Side A runout, variant 2
M3 PP2497-1S I D1Side B runout, variant 2
M5 PP2496 A 2 2SIDE 1
M3 PP-2497 113S 4I RSIDE 2
M3PP-2496--7S A1 RA-Side Runout Etching
M3PP-2497--13S A2 RB-Side Runout Etching
M3PP-2496A-Side Label
M3PP-2497B-Side Label
M3 PP2496-1S I A4Side 1, Stamped
M3 PP2497-1S I B1Side 2, Stamped
M3PP-2496Side 1, Label
M3PP-2497Side 2, Label
M3 PP2496-3S HSide A runout, variant 1
M3 PP2497-3S HSide B runout, variant 1
M3PP-2496Side A label
M3PP-2497Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Australia | RCA Camden CAM93First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Canada | RCA Camden CAL 680First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Canada | RCA Camden CAL 680First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Canada | RCA Camden CAL 680First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Canada | RCA Camden CAL 680First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Germany | RCA Camden CAL-680 / RCA Camden CAL 680First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | New Zealand | RCA Camden RCL 133First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | RCA Camden CAL 680 / RCA Camden CAL-680First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | RCA Camden CAS-680(e)First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | RCA Camden CAL 680First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | RCA Camden CAL 680 / RCA Camden CAL-680First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | RCA Camden CAL 680 / RCA Camden CAL-680First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | RCA Camden CAL 680 / RCA Camden CAL-680First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Canada | RCA Camden CAL 680LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | RCA Camden CDN-164LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA Camden CAM-93LP | LP |
| ? | Australia | RCA Camden CAM-93LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | RCA Camden CAS 680LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | RCA Camden CAS (e)-680 / RCA Camden CAS-680(e)LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | RCA Camden CAL 680 / RCA Camden CAL-680LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | New Zealand | RCA Camden RCL 133LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | RCA Camden CAS-680(e) / RCA Camden CAS 680(e)LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Camden CAL 680LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | RCA Camden CAS-680(e)LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Camden CAL 680 / RCA Camden CAL-680LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
26 vinyl pressings of The Southern Cannonball are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1961 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is RCA Camden CAL 680.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CAL 680, CAS-680(e), CAM93, CAL-680) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M3 PP2496-1S A 2 I and M3 PP2497-1S A 3 I. 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.
