Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Cash · 1958
Don't Take Your Guns To Town was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1958, 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.
ZSP 45251-1J TRunout A
ZSP 45260 - AG TRunout B
ZSP45251-1A TRunout A stamped variant 1
ZSP45260-1B TRunout B stamped variant 1
ZSP 45251-2runout A
ZSP 45260-1Frunout B
ZSP 45251label A
ZSP 45260label B
ZSP 45251-2runout A
ZSP 45260-1Frunout B
CO 61567label A
CO 61570label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Canada | Columbia 4-41313First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Canada | Columbia 41313First year10", 78 RPM, Single | 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Columbia 4-41313First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1959 | Australia | Coronet KS - 3077", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Germany | Philips 322 399 BF7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | New Zealand | Coronet KS-3077", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Norway | Philips 322 399 BF7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | Philips P.B.897 / Philips B22399HShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1959 | US | Columbia 4-413137", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Columbia 4-413137", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1959 | US | Columbia 4-413137", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | US | Columbia 4-413137", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | US | Columbia 4-413137", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Columbia 4-413137", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Columbia 4-413137", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
18 vinyl pressings of Don't Take Your Guns To Town are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1958 and 1959.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, Canada. One of them is Columbia 4-41313, released December 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-41313, 41313) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP 45251-1J T and ZSP 45260 - AG T. 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.
