Vinyl pressings
by Jimmie Rodgers · 1959
Tucumcari 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.
9 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 5 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.
14269 4Runout, Side A, Etched, Variant 1
14271 4Runout, Side B, Etched, Variant 1
14269 7Runout, Side A, Etched, Variant 2
14271 3Runout, Side B, Etched, Variant 2
45 14269 ^31567Runout, Side A
45 14271 ^31568Runout, Side B
14269Label Side A
14271Label Side B
DM 14269 FSide A runout
DM 14271 FSide B runout
14269Side A label
14271Side A label
7XR 14269 45Label Side A
7XR 14271 45Label Side B
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 | Apex 9-76590First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Ireland | Columbia 45-DB(I)4362First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Netherlands | Roulette RL 4191First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 4362First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 4362First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | US | Roulette R-4191First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Roulette R-4191First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | US | Roulette R-4191First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Roulette SSR-4191First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Roulette R-41917", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of Tucumcari are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Canada, Ireland and more. One of them is Roulette R-4191.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R-4191, SSR-4191, 45-DB 4362, 9-76590) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 14269 4 and 14271 4. 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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