Vinyl pressings
by Jimmie Rodgers · 1959
His Golden Year was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1959, 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.
RLP 62-A 1-10-59Side A runout, variant 1
RLP 62-B 1-10-59Side B runout, variant 1
RLP 62-AR3 3-2-59Side A runout, variant 2
RLP 62-BR2 2-28-59Side B runout, variant 2
RLP-62-AR2 3-16-59 J0Side 1 (etched except for "RLP-62-AR2")
1-26-59 RLP-62-BRSide 2 (etched except for "RLP-62-BR")
R-25057-A (RLP-62-A)Side 1 label
R-25057-B (RLP-62-B)Side 2 label
RLP-62-AR 1-27-59Etched, side 1
RLP-62-BR 2-5-59Etched, side 2
RLP 62-AR3 8-2-59Side A runout
RLP 62-BR2 2-28-59Side B runout
R-25057-A RLP-62-ASide A label
R-25057-B RLP-62-BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Canada | Roulette R-25057First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Japan | Roulette RET 5001First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Roulette R-25057 / Roulette R 25057First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Roulette R-25057 / Roulette R 25057First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Roulette R-25057 / Roulette R 25057First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Roulette R-25057 / Roulette R 25057First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Philips SLP-9043LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Canada | Roulette SR-25057LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Denmark | Sonet R-25057 / Sonet R 25057LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | New Zealand | Roulette R 25057 / Roulette R-25057LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | South Africa | Roulette R-25057LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Roulette R-25057 / Roulette R 25057LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Roulette R-25057 / Roulette R 25057LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of His Golden Year are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, Canada, Japan. One of them is Roulette R-25057, released February 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R-25057, RET 5001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RLP 62-A 1-10-59 and RLP 62-B 1-10-59. 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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