Vinyl pressings
by Jimmy Reed · 1963
T'aint No Big Thing But He Is...Jimmy Reed was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
MR (circled) 63 • 3448 △ 5800 A 8-360Side A etched, MR (in circle) stamped
MR (circled) 63 3449 △ 5800-X ASide B etched, MR (in circle) stamped
63-3448Side A label
63-3449Side B label
8-6-63 63-34485 Δ-5810(Side 1) Etched
8-6-63 LP-63-34485 Δ-5810-X(Side 2) Etched
Audiomatrix MR (in circle)(Both sides) Stamped
8-6-63 63-3448(Side 1) Etched
8-6-63 63-34489(Side 2) Etched
63 3448 8.3.63 A AudioMatrixSide 1 (Variant 1)
63 3449 8.3.63 A AudioMatrixSide 2 (Variant 1)
63 3448 8-3-63 ASide A etched
63 3449 8-3-63 ASide B etched
63-3448Side A label
63-3449Side B label
63-3448Side A label
63-3449Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Vee Jay Records SR 1067 / Vee Jay Records VJSLP 1067LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 1067LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Vee Jay Records SR 1067 / Vee Jay Records VJSLP 1067LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Vee Jay Records SR 1067 / Vee Jay Records VJLP1067LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Vee Jay Records SR 1067 / Vee Jay Records SR1067LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of T'aint No Big Thing But He Is...Jimmy Reed are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1963 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, Canada. One of them is Vee Jay Records LP 1067.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LP 1067, SR 1067) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MR (circled) 63 • 3448 △ 5800 A 8-360 and MR (circled) 63 3449 △ 5800-X A. 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.
