Vinyl pressings
by Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys · 1963
Cheyenne Frontier Days was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. 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 1963, 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.
ST1-1775-D1#3 [Anvil] &Side A runout, variant 1
ST2-1775-D1 #2 [Anvil] &Side B runout, variant 1
ST1-1775-D1 [Anvil] &Side A runout, variant 2
ST2-1775-D1 #3 [Anvil] &Side B runout, variant 2
T-I-I775-D4 1Runout side A
T-2-I775-D4 2Runout side B
ST-I-I775-D4 1Runout side A
ST-2-I775-D3 1Runout side B
ST-1-1775-D4 1 ☆Side A runout
ST-2-I775-D3 1 ☆Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | Capitol Records T 1775First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 1775First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Germany | Capitol Records STK 83 622 / Capitol Records ST 1775First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Capitol Records T 1775First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records ST 1775 / Capitol Records ST-1775First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records T 1775First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records T 1775 / Capitol Records T-1775First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records ST-1775 / Capitol Records ST 1775First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records ST-1775 / Capitol Records ST 1775First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records XE-1775First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Jukebox, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Jukebox, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Cheyenne Frontier Days are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, Canada, Germany, New Zealand. One of them is Capitol Records ST 1775, released January 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST 1775, T 1775, ST-1775, XE-1775) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST1-1775-D1#3 [Anvil] & and ST2-1775-D1 #2 [Anvil] &. 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.
