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Vinyl pressings

Songs Of Our Soil

by Johnny Cash · 1959

50 pressings8 countriesCountryFolkWorld& Country

Songs Of Our Soil was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Songs Of Our Soil

22 pressings came out in 1959, 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.

US

September 1959
Label and catalog number
Columbia CS 8148
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Terre Haute Pressing
Runout / matrix

XSM 45861Side A

XSM 45862Side B

XSM45861-1L A11Side A, Variant 1

XSM45862-1J A11Side B, Variant 1

Full details of this pressing

US

September 1959
Label and catalog number
Columbia CS 8148
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

XSM45861-1C ISide A run out

XSM45862-1B ISide B run out

Full details of this pressing

US

September 1959
Label and catalog number
Columbia CS 8148
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

XSM45861 1AJ H H IISide A Runout

XSM45862-1AH H HSide B Runout

Full details of this pressing

US

September 1959
Label and catalog number
Columbia CS 8148
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Hollywood Pressing
Runout / matrix

XSM-45861-1A – o HSide A runout

XSM-45862-1A o HSide B runout

XSM 45861Side A label

XSM 45862Side B label

Full details of this pressing

US

1959
Label and catalog number
Columbia CL 1339
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Terre Haute Pressing
Runout / matrix

XLP45859-1H C1 TRunout A

XLP45860-1AA A||||| TRunout B

x "Lp" 45859Label A

x "Lp" 45860Label B

Full details of this pressing

US

1959
Label and catalog number
Columbia CL 1339
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

XLP45859-1HRunout Side A, Stamped

XLP45860-1AARunout Side B, Stamped

XLP45860-1BRunout Side A, Stamped

XLP45860-1CRunout Side B, Stamped

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 50 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1950s22 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1959CanadaColumbia CS 8148First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1959CanadaColumbia CL 1339First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959NetherlandsPhilips B 07541 LFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959NetherlandsPhilips 840 063 BYFirst yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1959NetherlandsPhilips B 07541 LFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959UKPhilips BBL 7353First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1959UKPhilips BBL.7353 / Philips B07541LFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959UKPhilips BBL 7353 / Philips B 07541 LFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959USColumbia CL 1339First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959USColumbia CL 1339First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1959USColumbia CL 1339First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959USColumbia CS 8148First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · PromoLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo
1959USColumbia CL 1339First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959USColumbia CL 1339First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959USColumbia CL 1339First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
All 22 pressings from the 1950s
1960s12 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1961USColumbia CL 1339LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
1961USColumbia CS 8148LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1961USColumbia CS 8148LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1961USColumbia CS 8148LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1961USColumbia CL 1339LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1962CanadaColumbia CL 1339LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1962CanadaColumbia CS 8148LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1962USColumbia CL 1339LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1962USColumbia CL 1339LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1963USColumbia CS 8148LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1965USColumbia CS 8148LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1965USColumbia CS 8148LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1970s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1973USColumbia Limited Edition LE 10064LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1973USColumbia Limited Edition LE 10064LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2010s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2012EuropeDoxy Music DOK317LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
2014EuropeDOL DOS599LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2014EuropeWaxTime 771949LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown11 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?CanadaColumbia CS 8148LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?UK & EuropePhilips B 07541 L / Philips BBL 7353LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?USColumbia Special Products C 11304LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
?USColumbia Special Products P 11505LP, Stereo, ReissueLP, Stereo, Reissue
?USColumbia Special Products C 11234LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USColumbia CS 8148LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USColumbia CL 1339LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?USColumbia CS 8148LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USColumbia CS 8148LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USColumbia CS 8148LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USColumbia CS 8148LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Drink To Me
  2. A2Five Feet High And Rising
  3. A3The Man On The Hill
  4. A4Hank And Joe And Me
  5. A5Clementine
  6. A6The Great Speckled Bird
  7. B1I Want To Go Home
  8. B2The Caretaker
  9. B3Old Apache Squaw
  10. B4Don't Step On Mother's Roses
  11. B5My Grandfather's Clock
  12. B6It Could Be You

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Songs Of Our Soil are there?

50 vinyl pressings of Songs Of Our Soil are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1959 and 2014.

When was Songs Of Our Soil first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, New Zealand, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia CS 8148, released September 1959.

How do I tell if my copy of Songs Of Our Soil is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 8148, CL 1339, BBL 7353, BBL.7353) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM 45861 and XSM 45862. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Songs Of Our Soil on vinyl worth?

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.

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