Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Cash · 1960
Now, There Was A Song! was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 5 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.
XLP49619-1A . 11Runout side A, variant 1
XLP49620-1A . 11111111Runout side B, variant 1
XLP49619-1A . 11111111Runout side A, variant 2
XLP49620-1A . x11Runout side B, variant 2
XLP49618-1A . 111Side A runout
XLP49619-1A . 1111Side B runout
x"Lp"49618Label side A
x"Lp"49619Label side B
XLP49618-1C _ 11 A2BSide A runout
XLP49619-1F T 111111111 ASide B runout
x"Lp"49618Label side A
x"Lp"49619Label side B
XLP49618-1ARunout A-side / variant 1
XLP49619-1BRunout B-side / variant 1
XLP49618-1FRunout A-side / variant 2
XLP49619-1BRunout B-side / variant 2
XSM49620-1AEStamped in runout A, variant 1
XSM49621-1JStamped in runout B, variant 1
XSM49620-1AD P 1/1Stamped in runout A, variant 2
XSM49621-1H P 111111Stamped in runout B, variant 2
XLP49618-1C BIside A runout stamped
XLP49619-1C Cside B runout stamped
x"Lp" 49618Label side A
x"Lp" 49619Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | Coronet KLP 875First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Canada | Columbia CL 1463First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Canada | Columbia CS 8254First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1960 | New Zealand | Coronet KLP 875First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1960 | UK | Philips BBL 7358 / Philips B 47031 LFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | UK | Philips SBBL580 SBBL.580First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | UK | Philips BBL 7358 / Philips B 47031 LFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | UK | Philips BBL 7358 / Philips B 47031 LLP, Album, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 1960 | US | Columbia CL 1463First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Columbia CS 8254First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Columbia CL 1463First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Columbia CL 1463First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Columbia CS 8254First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Columbia CS 8254First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Columbia CS 8254First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UK | Hallmark Records CHM 696LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Hallmark Records CHM 696LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Hallmark Records CHM 696LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Columbia Limited Edition LE 10019LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Columbia Limited Edition LE 10019 / Columbia CS 8254LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Columbia Limited Edition LE 10019LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Europe | Doxy Music DOK309LPLP, Album, CD, Album | LP, Album, CD, Album |
| 2014 | Europe | Dol DOS596LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | Europe | WaxTime 771922LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Europe | WaxTime 771922LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Hallmark Records CHM 696LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Hallmark Records CHM 696LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Hallmark Records CHM 696LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 1463LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 1463LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 1463LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 1463LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia CS8254LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 1463LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia Limited Edition LE 10019LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 1463LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 1463LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 1463LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 1463LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
58 vinyl pressings of Now, There Was A Song! are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1960 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia CL 1463, released December 1960.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 1463, CS 8254, BBL 7358, SBBL580 SBBL.580) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP49619-1A . 11 and XLP49620-1A . 11111111. 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.
