Vinyl pressings
by Jimmy Dean · 1962
Portrait Of Jimmy Dean was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. 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 1962, 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.
ZSM-57801-1A IVStamped runout A except I etched
ZSM-57802-1A IIIVStamped runout B except III etched
ZSM-57803-1A IIIIVStamped runout C except IIII etched
ZSM-57804-1A IVStamped runout D except I etched
XSM-57197-2GSide A Stamped (Variant 1)
XSM-57198-2FSide B Stamped (Variant 1)
XSM-57197-2FSide A Stamped (Variant 2)
XSM-57198-2ESide B Stamped (Variant 2)
XLP-57195-1BRunout Side A, Stamped
H IIIRunout Side A, Etched
XLP-57196-1BRunout Side B, Stamped
III,HRunout Side B, Etched
XLP-57195-1BRunout Side A, Stamped
H IIIRunout Side A, Etched
XLP-57196-1BRunout Side B, Stamped
III,HRunout Side B, Etched
x"Lp" 57195Matrix Side A, On Label
x"Lp" 57196Matrix Side B, On Label
XLP-57195-1D CIIIII
XLP-57196-1D- DII
XLP-57195-1ERunout Side A
XLP-57196-1C, (Etched) 2Runout Side B
x"Lp" 57195Side A, On Label
x"Lp" 57196Side B, On 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Canada | Columbia CL 1894First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Canada | Columbia CS 8694First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Canada | Columbia CS 8694First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | New Zealand | Coronet KLL 1776 / Coronet KLL1776First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CS 8694First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CL 1894First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CL 1894First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CL 1894First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia JS7-63First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Jukebox, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Jukebox, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | CBS BPG 62096 / CBS (CL 1894)LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS BP-233007LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP-233007LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Portrait Of Jimmy Dean are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1962 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Columbia JS7-63, released November 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JS7-63, CS 8694, CL 1894, KLL 1776) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSM-57801-1A IV and ZSM-57802-1A IIIV. 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.
