Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Cash · 1974
Ragged Old Flag was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 8 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 T1 PAL-32917-1A o TX A 3Side A runout, etched ["o" & "A" are stamped]
S T1 PBL-32917-1A o TX A 8Side B runout, etched ["o" & "A" are stamped]
AL 32917Side A label
BL 32917Side B label
T2 PAL-32917-1A o TX DSide A runout
T2 PBL-32917-1A o TX CSide B runout
AL 32917Side A label
BL 32917Side B label
S T1 PAL-32917-1A o TX A 3Side A runout, etched ["o" & "A" are stamped]
S T1 PBL-32917-1A o TX A 8Side B runout, etched ["o" & "A" are stamped]
AL 32917Side A label
BL 32917Side B label
CBS·S·80113·A1Runout side A, variant 1
CBS S 80113·B1Runout side B, variant 1
CBS·S·80113·A1 A 0Runout side A, variant 2
CBS S 80113·B1 B 3Runout side B, variant 2
MX172432 SBP234487-1Side A Runout, Etched
MX172433 SBP234487-2Side B Runout, Etched
MX172432Side A Label
MX172433Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | CBS SBP234487First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Columbia KC 32917First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Europe | CBS S 80113 / CBS S80113First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | CBS 63477 / CBS S 63477LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1974 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPM-124First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | South Africa | Epic KSF.7014First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Spain | CBS S 80113First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | CBS 80113 / CBS S 80113First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Columbia KC 32917First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Columbia KC 32917First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Columbia KC 32917First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Singapore & Malaysia | CBS/Sony KC 32917LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Ragged Old Flag are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia KC 32917.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KC 32917, 80113, SBP234487, S 80113) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S T1 PAL-32917-1A o TX A 3 and S T1 PBL-32917-1A o TX A 8. 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.
