Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Cash · 1961
Now Here's Johnny Cash was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year, in 3 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.
SU-133 MR △3579 PhillipsSide A runout etched, variant 1
SU-134 MR Phillips △3579-XSide B runout etched, variant 1
SU-133 MR △3579 Phillips ◊smSide A runout etched, variant 2
SU-134 MR Phillips ◊sm △3579-XSide B runout etched, variant 2
55-1 GBSide A runout
55-2 GBSide B runout
SU-133 CSide 1 etched
SU-134 CSide 2 etched
SW-133 MR ∆3579 Phillips ◇ smSide A (etched)
SW-134 MR Phillips ◇ sm ∆3979-xSide B (etched)
SU-133 「 」Runout side A variant 1
LP-SU-134 「 」MR △3331-XRunout side B variant 1
SU-133Matrix # side A label
SU-134Matrix # side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Canada | London Records SU 1255 / Sun SU 1255First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Canada | Sun SU 1255 / London Records SU. 1255First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | New Zealand | London Records HAM-S 6190First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1961 | US | Sun SLP 1255 / Sun 1255First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1961 | US | Sun SLP 1255First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Sun SLP 1255 / Sun LP 1255First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1961 | US | Sun SLP 1255 / Sun LP 1255First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1961 | US | Sun SLP 1255 / Sun LP 1255First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1961 | US | Sun LP 1255First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Sun DT-90678 / Sun SLP 1255LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| 1966 | US | Sun SLP 1255 / Sun T-90678LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Italy | Get Back GET 7505 PLP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc |
| 2002 | Italy | Get Back Roots GET 7505 / Get Back Roots get7505LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2002 | Italy | Get Back GET 97505 / Get Back get 97505LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Europe | Doxy Music DOK307LPLP | LP |
| 2014 | Europe | Dol DOS594LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | US | Sun LP 5240 / Sundazed Music LP 5240LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Sun LP 5240 / Sundazed Music LP 5240LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2016 | Europe | Vinyl Lovers 6785451LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2019 | Europe | Sun SLP 1255 / Charly Records SUN SLP 1255LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Sun LP 5240 / Sundazed LP 5240LP, Limited Edition, Mono · Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Mono · Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | London Records HAA 7732LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Sun DT-90678 / Sun SLP-1255LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Sun SLP 1255 / Sun T-90678LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| ? | US | Sun SLP 1255 / Sun DT-90678LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
25 vinyl pressings of Now Here's Johnny Cash are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1961 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Sun SLP 1255.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SLP 1255, LP 1255, SU 1255, HAM-S 6190) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SU-133 MR △3579 Phillips and SU-134 MR Phillips △3579-X. 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.
