Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Cash And The Tennessee Three · 1976
One Piece At A Time was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 7 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.
T ZSS 161531-1ARunout side A variation 1
T ZSS-161532-1BRunout side B variation 1
T ZSS 161531-1A TIIRunout side A variation 2
T ZSS-161532-1A TIRunout side B variation 2
ZSS 161531Label side A
ZSS 161532Label side B
ZSS 161531Label side A
ZSS 161532Label side B
ZSS 161531Labels
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | CBS BA 222209First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Canada | Columbia 3-10321First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Germany | CBS CBS 4287 / CBS CBS S 4287First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Germany | CBS CBS 4287 / CBS CBS S 4287First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | New Zealand | CBS BA 461667First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Spain | CBS CBS 4515First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | UK | CBS S CBS 4287First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | UK | CBS S CBS 4287First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | UK | CBS S CBS 4287First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | US | Columbia 3-10321First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Columbia 3-10321First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | US | Columbia 3-10321First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Columbia 3-10321First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Columbia 3-10321First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Columbia 3-10321First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of One Piece At A Time are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 3-10321, released March 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3-10321, S CBS 4287, BA 222209, CBS 4287) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T ZSS 161531-1A and T ZSS-161532-1B. 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.
