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Jim ReevesThis World Is Not My Home

Vinyl pressings

This World Is Not My Home

by Jim Reeves · 1962

13 pressings3 countriesVocalPopFolkWorld

This World Is Not My Home was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of This World Is Not My Home

8 pressings came out in 1962, 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.

UK

1962
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor RCA 1412RCA Victor RCA-1412
Format
7", 45 RPM
Runout / matrix

R3PW 8914Side A

R3PW 8915Side B

Full details of this pressing

UK

1962
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor RCA-1412RCA Victor RCA 1412
Format
7", 45 RPM
Runout / matrix

R3PW - 8914 - 1TSide A

R3PW - 8915 - 1TSide B

Full details of this pressing

UK

1962
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor RCA 1412
Format
7", 45 RPM
Runout / matrix

R3PW-8914-IT CU 2DSide A

R3PW -8915-IT UK 2DSide B

Full details of this pressing

UK

1962
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor RCA-1412RCA Victor RCA 1412
Format
7", 45 RPM · Label Variation
Runout / matrix

R3PW - 8914 - 1TSide A

R3PW - 8915 - 1TSide B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 13 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s13 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1962IrelandRCA Victor 45-ERC 1412First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1962UKRCA Victor RCA 1412First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1962UKRCA Victor RCA 1412 / RCA Victor RCA-1412First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1962UKRCA Victor RCA-1412First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1962UKRCA Victor RCA 1412First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1962UKRCA Victor RCA-1412 / RCA Victor RCA 1412First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1962UKRCA Victor RCA 1412First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1962UKRCA Victor RCA-1412 / RCA Victor RCA 1412First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1965UKRCA Victor RCA 14127", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1965UKRCA Victor RCA 14127", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1965UKRCA Victor RCA-14127", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1965UKRCA Victor RCA 14127", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1968IndiaRCA Victor IRCA 14127", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM

Tracklist

  1. AThis World Is Not My Home
  2. BTake My Hand Precious Lord

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of This World Is Not My Home are there?

13 vinyl pressings of This World Is Not My Home are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1962 and 1968.

When was This World Is Not My Home first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1962, in UK, Ireland. One of them is RCA Victor RCA 1412.

How do I tell if my copy of This World Is Not My Home is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RCA 1412, RCA-1412, 45-ERC 1412) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R3PW 8914 and R3PW 8915. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is This World Is Not My Home on vinyl worth?

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.

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