Vinyl pressings
by Hank Williams Jr. · 1963
Long Gone Lonesome Blues 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.
8 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
63-XY-879 K-13208 F.G. 2 [Block-shaped "S" stamp]Runout Side A
K13208 63XY 878-6 [Block-shaped "S" stamp]Runout Side B
63-XY-879Label Side A
63-XY-878Label Side B
63-XY-878Label Side A
63-XY-879Label Side B
63-XY-878Side A Label
63-XY-879Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | MGM Records MGM-5387First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Canada | MGM Records 13208XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Italy | MGM Records K13208First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | MGM Records MGM 1223First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | MGM Records MGM 1223First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | MGM Records K 13208 / MGM Records K13208First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | MGM Records K13208First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | MGM Records K 13208First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Germany | MGM Records 61 0877", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Japan | MGM Records LL-574-M7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | MGM Records 61 9877", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Norway | MGM Records MGM 12237", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Sweden | MGM Records MGM 12237", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
13 vinyl pressings of Long Gone Lonesome Blues are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1963 and 1964.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is MGM Records K 13208.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K 13208, K13208, MGM 1223, MGM-5387) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 63-XY-879 K-13208 F.G. 2 [Block-shaped "S" stamp] and K13208 63XY 878-6 [Block-shaped "S" stamp]. 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.
