Vinyl pressings
by Jerry Byrd · 1967
Burning Sands, Pearly Shells And Steel Guitars was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 2 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.
F4Y-417 XSBV 128277-1A © Nashville Matrix 125Etched on Side One
F4Y-418 Nashville Matrix 125 XSBV 128278-1A ©Etched on Side Two
F4Y-417Side One label
F4Y-418Side Two label
F4Y-417 TJ SLP 18081 A2 XSBV 132294-1AEtched on Side One
F4Y-418 T SLP 18081 B XSBV132295-1AEtched on Side Two
F4Y-417Side One label
F4Y-418Side Two label
F4Y-417 XSBV 128277-1A © Nashville Matrix 125A side runout
F4Y-418 Nashville Matrix 125 XSBV 128278-1A ©B side runout
(Side 1) E4P-415 Nashville Matrix 125 XTBV128275-1ASide A etched
(Side 2) E4P-416 Nashville Matrix 125 XTBV128276-1ASide B etched
(Side 1) E4P-415 XTBV128275-1A 125
(Side 2) E4P-416 XTBV128276-1A 125
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Monument SLP18081 / Monument SLP 18081First yearLP | LP |
| 1967 | US | Monument SLP18081First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Monument SLP18081First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Monument MLP 8081, F4P-415First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Monument SLP 18081First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Monument SLP 18081 / Monument SLP18081First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Monument MLP 8081, F4P-415First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Italy | Monument SLP ST 75013 / Monument SLP18081LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Monument NM 399LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| ? | US | Steel Guitar Vintage Classics SLP18081LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Burning Sands, Pearly Shells And Steel Guitars are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1967 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada. One of them is Monument SLP18081.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SLP18081, SLP 18081, MLP 8081, F4P-415) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, F4Y-417 XSBV 128277-1A © Nashville Matrix 125 and F4Y-418 Nashville Matrix 125 XSBV 128278-1A ©. 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.
