Vinyl pressings
by Jimmie Rodgers · 1958
Train Whistle Blues was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1958, 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.
J2 WP-2662-1S ISide A, variant 1
J2 WP2662 4S ISide B, variant 1
J2 WP-2661-1S C2 ISide A stamped, variant 2
J2 WP2662 4S A2 ISide B stamped, variant 2
J2 WP-2661-1S I C1Side 1
J2 WP2662 - 4S I ^1Side 2
J2WP-2661-2SSIDE 1 RUNOUT
J2WP-2662-2SSIDE 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-1640First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1958 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-1640 / RCA Victor LPM 1640LP, Compilation, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | RCA Victor LPM-1640 / RCA Victor LPM 1640First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | RCA Victor LPM1640First yearLP, Mono, Compilation · Mono | LP, Mono, Compilation · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | RCA Victor RD-27110LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | UK | RCA Victor RD-27110 / RCA Victor LPM-1640LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | RCA Victor LPM-1640 / RCA Victor LPM 1640LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | US | RCA Victor AHM1-1640LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | RCA Victor RD-27110LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LPM-1640 / RCA Victor LPM 1640LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
10 vinyl pressings of Train Whistle Blues are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1958 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, Canada. One of them is RCA Victor LPM-1640.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPM-1640, LPM1640) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, J2 WP-2662-1S I and J2 WP2662 4S I. 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.
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