Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Cash · 1969
The Holy Land was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 7 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.
XSM-137976-1E o C4 S[Variant 1] Side A - runout
XSM-137977-1B o A11 S[Variant 1] Side B - runout
Ƨ\ XSM-137976-1B o[Variant 2] Side A - runout
Ƨ XSM-137977-1B o A6[Variant 2] Side B - runout
XSM-137976-1A o | A 1 T oSide A runout
XSM-137977-1A | C 2 T oSide B runout
XSM 137976Side A label
XSM 137977Side B label
XSM-137976-1CRunout Side 1 [Etched] variant 1
XSM-137977-1ERunout Side 2 [Etched] variant 1
0 XSM-137976-1CRunout Side 1 [Etched] variant 1
p 0 XSM-137977-1C | C 10Runout Side 2 [Etched] variant 2
XSM137976 9940SIDE 1 [Etched]
XSM137977 9918SIDE 2 [Stamped]
T o XSM-137976-1A 1Side 1 Runout Etched
XSM-137977-1B 0 2Side 2 Runout Etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | CBS SBP 233676First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Columbia KCS 9726First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Columbia KCS 9726First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Columbia KCS 9726First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Germany | CBS S 63 428First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Germany | CBS S 63 428First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 233676First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | South Africa | CBS ASF 1376First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | CBS 63428 / CBS S 63428First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | CBS 63428 / CBS S 63428First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | CBS 63428 / CBS M 63428First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | US | Columbia KCS 9726First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Columbia KCS 9726First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Columbia KCS 9726First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Columbia KCS 9726First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-848LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia KCS 9726LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia KCS 9726LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia KCS 9726LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Columbia KCS 9726LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
22 vinyl pressings of The Holy Land are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia KCS 9726, released January 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KCS 9726, 63428, SBP 233676, S 63 428) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM-137976-1E o C4 S and XSM-137977-1B o A11 S. 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.
