Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Cash · 1970
The Johnny Cash Show was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 9 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.
PAL 30100-1C A 2Runout, side 1, variant 1
PBL 30100-1C A 1 3 P 0Runout, side 2, variant 1
PAL 30100-1B 0 CRunout, side 1, variant 2
PBL 30100-1B 0 BRunout, side 2, variant 2
P AL 30100-1D 1 TRunout side A, variant 1
T PBL 30100-1ARunout side B, variant 1
T 1 PAL 30100-1A o A3ARunout side A, variant 2
T o PBL30100-1A B8Runout side B, variant 2
Ƨ PAL 30100-1B o B 6Side A runout, etched ["o" is stamped], variant 1
1 PBL 30100-1B o C 3Side B runout, etched ["o" is stamped], variant 1
Ƨ PAL 30100-1B o C 7Side A runout, etched ["o" is stamped], variant 2
Ƨ PBL 30100-1B o B 4Side B runout, etched ["o" is stamped], variant 2
S 64089 A2 1 VRunout Side A, variant 1
S 64089 B2 1 VRunout Side B, variant 1
S 64089 A1 [etched] 12Runout Side A, variant 2, stamped
S 64089 B1 [etched] 10Runout Side B, variant 2, stamped
A MX162884 SBP-233879-1Side A runout stamped
A MX162885-B SBP-233879-2Side B runout stamped
MX162884Side A label
MX162885Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | CBS SBP-233879 / CBS KC 30100First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | Columbia KC 30100First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | CBS S 64089 / CBS 64089First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Netherlands | CBS S 64089 / CBS 64089First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 473821First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Singapore | CBS KC 30100First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | South Africa | CBS ASF 1553First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Columbia KC 30100First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Columbia KC 30100First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia KC 30100First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | CBS 64089 / CBS S 64089First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-1007LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1971 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP 50373LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Taiwan | Liming Record LM-2046LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
14 vinyl pressings of The Johnny Cash Show are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1970 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia KC 30100.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KC 30100, 64089, SBP-233879, S 64089) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL 30100-1C A 2 and PBL 30100-1C A 1 3 P 0. 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.
