Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two · 1969
Original Golden Hits - Volume I was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 4 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.
SUN 100 SIDE ONE SIC 47Side A Machine Stamped Runout Etching
SUN 100 SIDE 2 SIC 47Side B Machine Stamped Runout Etching
4/3Side A Machine Stamped Runout
4/3Side B Machine Stamped Runout
SUN 100 Side One SIC 47 413Etched Runout Side A
413 SUN 100 Side 2 SIC 47Etched Runout Side B
SUN 100Label, Side A
SUN 100Label, Side B
XSBV-130183-1D SUN-100-A C B12
XSBV-130184-1D SUN-100-B D A4
T 1 XSBV-1̶4̶5̶5̶3̶5-1A 130183 SUN-100-A DRunout side A, etched, variant 1
T 1 XSBV-1̶4̶5̶5̶3̶5-1A 130184 SUN-100-A DRunout side B, etched, variant 1
SUN 100 SIDE ONE SIC 47Runout side A, etched, variant 2
T 1 XSBV-1̶4̶5̶5̶3̶6-1A 130184 SUN-100-B DRunout side B, etched, variant 2
T I XSBV - [145535]-1A 130183 SUN-100 A5A Side Runout Var 1 numbers within [ ]-brackets have been scratched out
T I XSBU - 130184-1B SUN100-B 12B Side Runout Var 1
T I XSBV-130183 -1B SUN-100-A AAA Side Runout Var 2
T I XSBV -130184-1B SUN100-B oB Side Runout Var 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | Sun SUN 100First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1969 | Canada | Birchmount BM 671First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Sun SQ 20.020First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Sun SNL-933565First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Sun SUN 100 / Sun SUN #100LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1969 | US | Sun SUN 100 / Sun ST-92085LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1969 | US | Sun SUN 100First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1969 | US | Sun SUN 100 / Sun SUN -100First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Sun SUN 100 / Sun SUN-100First yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1969 | US | Sun SUN 100First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Sun SUN 100LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| 1969 | US | Sun SUN 100 / Sun ST 92085LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1969 | US | Sun SUN 100 / Sun ST-92085LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1969 | US | Sun SUN 100First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Sun SUN 100 / Sun SUN #100First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Germany | Bellaphon BI 1589LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Sun SNL 933565 / Sun SNL-933565LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Sun SUN 100LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Birchmount BM 671LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Germany | Bellaphon BI 1589LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Bellaphon 220.13.018LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Sun 6467 001LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Sun 6467 001LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | Sun SUN 100 / Sun SUN #100LP, Compilation, Repress, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Repress, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | US | Sun SUN 100LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| ? | US | Sun SUN 100LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | Sun SUN 100 / Sun SW-95633LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | Sun SUN 100LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | Sun SUN 100LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Sun SUN 100LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | Sun SUN 100 / Sun SUN #100LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
40 vinyl pressings of Original Golden Hits - Volume I are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1969 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Canada, Netherlands, New Zealand. One of them is Sun SUN 100.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SUN 100, SUN-100, BM 671, SQ 20.020) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SUN 100 SIDE ONE SIC 47 and SUN 100 SIDE 2 SIC 47. 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.
