Vinyl pressings
by Jerry Lee Lewis · 1973
Southern Roots was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. 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 1973, 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.
P SRM-1-690-A-3 M HC ARunout A etched; P, A stamped
P SRM-1-690-B-3 M HC ARunout B etched; P, A stamped
SRM 1-690 ALabel side A
SRM 1-690 BLabel side B
SRM-1-690-A-1 RE-1-1 x MHC PR DSide A runout
SRM-1-690-B-2RE-1-1 MHC PR DSide B runout
SRM-1-690-A-2RE-1-1 MHC PR DSide 1 Etched
SRM-1-690-B-1RE-1-1 MHC PR DSide 2 Etched
SRM 1-690 ALabel side A
SRM 1-690 BLabel side B
SRM-1-690-A etched YC Q
SRM-1-690-B etched YC Q
6338452 1 380 C1DISSide A
6338452 2 380 C1DISSide B
6338452 1 380 CIDIS A5Runout stamped side A
6338452 2 380 CIDIS A5Runout stamped side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-690LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1973 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-690First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-690LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1973 | France | Mercury 6338 452First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | Mercury 6338 452First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Mercury 6338 452First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | South Africa | Mercury SR 9054First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Mercury SRM-1-690First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Mercury SRM-1-690First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Mercury SRM-1-690 / Mercury SW 95532LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1973 | US | Mercury SRM-1-690First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Australia | Mercury 6338 452LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Australia | Mercury 6338 452LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Brazil | Mercury 6460 053LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | Mercury 6338 452LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Mercury SRM-1-690LP, Album | LP, Album |
20 vinyl pressings of Southern Roots are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1973 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Canada, France, Germany and more. One of them is Mercury SRM-1-690.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRM-1-690, 6338 452, SR 9054) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P SRM-1-690-A-3 M HC A and P SRM-1-690-B-3 M HC A. 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.
