Vinyl pressings
by Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys · 1966
A Six Pack To Go was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1966, 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.
DT1-2460-B5 IAMA runout stamped, variant 1
DT2-2460-B2 IAMB runout stamped, variant 1
DT-1-2460-A3A runout stamped, variant 2
DT-2-2460-A3B runout stamped, variant 2
T1-2460-P2 0Side A Stamped
T1-2460-P2 0Side B Stamped
T1-2460-P2Side A Stamped
T2-2460-P2Side B Stamped
T1-2460Side A Label
T2-2460Side B Label
DT1-2460-A3 1Side A runout etched
DT2-2460-A3 1Side A runout etched
T1-2460-F1 IAM[in triangle]Side A, runout, stamped
T2-2460-G2^² IAM[in triangle]Side B, runout, stamped
T1-2460Side A, label
T2-2460Side B, label
T-1-2460-F•3• ✲Side A, etched, except ✲ stamped
T-2-2460-F•3• ✲Side B, etched, except ✲ stamped
T1-2460Side A, label
T2-2460Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | Capitol Records DT-2460First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | Canada | Capitol Records T-2460First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Capitol Records T 2460First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | UK | Capitol Records ST 2460First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | UK | Capitol Records T 2460First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Capitol Records ST 2460First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records DT-2460First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records T 2460First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records T-2460First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records DT-2460First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records T 2460 / Capitol Records T-2460First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records T 2460 / Capitol Records T-2460First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records DT 2460 / Capitol Records DT-2460First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records DT-2460First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Taiwan | Tongsheng MXL-1186LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Capitol Records M-11881LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Capitol Records M-11881LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
17 vinyl pressings of A Six Pack To Go are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1966 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Capitol Records DT-2460.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DT-2460, T 2460, T-2460, DT 2460) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DT1-2460-B5 IAM and DT2-2460-B2 IAM. 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.
