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Jimmie RodgersThe Number One Ballads

Vinyl pressings

The Number One Ballads

by Jimmie Rodgers · 1958

11 pressings5 countriesBalladVocalJazzPop

The Number One Ballads 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.

How to spot a first pressing of The Number One Ballads

6 pressings came out in 1958, 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.

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

All 11 vinyl pressings

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

1950s7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1958AustraliaRoulette RLP-002First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1958CanadaRoulette R-25033First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1958CanadaRoulette SR-25033First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1958CanadaApex R-25033 / Roulette R-25033First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1958USRoulette SR-25033First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1958USRoulette R-25033First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959USRoulette R-25033LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
Year unknown4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?New ZealandRoulette 277LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?New ZealandRoulette R-25033LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?UKColumbia 33SX 1097LPLP
?USRoulette R-25033LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. A1My Prayer
  2. A2Tammy
  3. A3Unchained Melody
  4. A4Hey There
  5. A5Love Letters In The Sand
  6. A6True Love
  7. B1I Believe
  8. B2The Song From Moulin Rouge
  9. B3Too Young
  10. B4Secret Love
  11. B5Three Coins In The Fountain
  12. B6Que Sera Sera

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of The Number One Ballads are there?

11 vinyl pressings of The Number One Ballads are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1958 and 1959.

When was The Number One Ballads first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, Australia, Canada. One of them is Roulette SR-25033.

How do I tell if my copy of The Number One Ballads is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SR-25033, R-25033, RLP-002) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is The Number One Ballads 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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