Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Cash · 1975
Johnny Cash Sings Precious Memories was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 6 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.
S o T3 PAL-33087-1A B 5Side A runout, etched ["o" & "B" are stamped]
T1 PBL-33087-1A X ASide B runout, etched ["A" is stamped]
o AL 33087-1B 1TSide A
T2 PBL-33087-1A CSide B
PAL-33087-1A TSide 1 Etched
PBL-33087-1A TX T2Side 2 Etched
AL 33087Side 1 Label
BL 33087Side 2 Label
MX174707 SBP 234646-1Runout, Side A
MX174708 SBP 234646-2Runout, Side B
MX174707Label, Side A
MX174708Label, Side B
S80355-A ⒽRunout, Side A
S80355-B ⒽRunout, Side B
CBS 80355-1 AL 33087Label, Side A
CBS 80355-2 BL 33087Label, Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | CBS SBP 234646 / CBS C 33087First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia C 33087First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPO-95First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPO-95First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 80355 / CBS 80355First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Spain | CBS 80355First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Columbia C 33087First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Columbia C 33087First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Spain | CBS S 80355LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | South Africa | CBS ASF 2831LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Priority Records LSP 15478 / Priority Records PU 33087LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Priority Records LSP 15478 / Priority Records PU 33087LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of Johnny Cash Sings Precious Memories are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1975 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, Australia, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Columbia C 33087.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C 33087, SBP 234646, SOPO-95, CBS 80355) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S o T3 PAL-33087-1A B 5 and T1 PBL-33087-1A 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.
