Vinyl pressings
by Jimmie Rodgers · 1928
Blue Yodel / Away Out On The Mountain was first pressed on vinyl in 1928. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1928, the album's first year, in 3 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.
X 21142A (V.E.)A side runout [variant 1]
W 21142B (V.E.)B side runout [variant 1]
N 21142A (V.E.)A side runout [variant 2]
M 21142B (V.E.) 2B side runout [variant 2]
5T 21142A 2Side A runout
4N 21142B 2 2Side B runout
A40753△ 4 RD 2 7-2040Side B runout
A40754△ 6 CT 2 7-2041Side A runout
X-7-2040Side A label
X-7-2041Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Canada | Victor 21142First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1928 | US | Victor 21142First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1928 | US | Victor 21142First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1928 | UK | Zonophone 5158First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | US | Victor 21142Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| 1933 | US | Montgomery Ward M-3272Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue |
| 1933 | US | Bluebird B-5085Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue |
| 1935 | UK | Regal Zonophone T 5158Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue |
| 1935 | UK | Regal Zonophone T.5158Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | UK | Regal Zonophone T 5158Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue, Repress |
| 1948 | UK | Regal Zonophone T 5158Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | RCA Victor 21-0042Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of Blue Yodel / Away Out On The Mountain are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1928 and 1948.
The earliest pressings are from 1928, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Victor 21142, released May 1928.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 21142, 5158) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, X 21142A (V.E.) and W 21142B (V.E.). 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.
