Vinyl pressings
by Jerry Lee Lewis · 1969
Original Golden Hits - Volume 2 was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. 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 1969, 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.
SUN 103 - XSBV 130195-1A D T 1 XSBV- ̶1̶4̶3̶5̶-̶2̶5̶ ̶-̶ ̶1̶A̶Side A runout (Variant 1)
SUN - 103 B T 1 XSBV 130196-1JSide B runout (Variant 1)
SUN - 103 XSBV 130195-1D 9Side A runout (Variant 2)
SUN-103B T1 XSBV 130196-1JSide B runout (Variant 2)
P 0 XSBV-130195-1F SUN 103 A 6Side A runout, "P 0", "A 6" stamped
0 XSBV 130196-1F SUN - 103 A 3Side B runout, "0", "A 3" stamped
SUN #103 ASide A label
SUN #103 BSide B label
SD-1 XSBV 130195-1H Sun 103-A
SD-2 XSBV 130196-1G Sun 103
XSBV-130195-1F SUN 103Side 01 - etched
XSBV-130196-1F SUN-103Side 02 - etched
SUN 103-A XSBV 130195-IHSide A runout
SUN-103 XSBV 130196-1G 113(crossed out) 225Side B runout
SUN-I03 225 XSBV 130195-1GA side runout
SUN-103 225 XSBV 130196-1GB side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Sun SNL-933572First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1969 | Canada | Sun SUN 103First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Sun SNL 933572First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1969 | US | Sun SUN 103First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Sun SUN 103 / Sun SUN #103First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Sun SUN 103 / Sun SUN #103LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Sun SUN 103 / Sun SUN #103LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Sun SUN 103, SUN-103LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Sun 103First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Sun SUN 103First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Sun SUN 103First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1969 | US | Sun SUN 103 / Sun SUN-103First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Sun SUN 103 / Sun SUN #103First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Netherlands | Sun SQ 20029LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1973 | Germany | Bellaphon BI 1588 / Sun BI 1588LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Sun SUN 103LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Germany | Bellaphon 220·13·003 / Sun 220·13·003LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Sun 6467 008LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Sun SUN 103, S-I-103LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Sun SUN 103LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Gusto Records SUN 103LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | Sun SUN 103LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Gusto Records SUN 103LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Sun 103LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
24 vinyl pressings of Original Golden Hits - Volume 2 are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1969 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Sun SUN 103, released September 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SUN 103, 103, SNL-933572, SNL 933572) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SUN 103 - XSBV 130195-1A D T 1 XSBV- ̶1̶4̶3̶5̶-̶2̶5̶ ̶-̶ ̶1̶A̶ and SUN - 103 B T 1 XSBV 130196-1J. 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.
