Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Horton · 1960
North To Alaska 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.
19 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 10 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.
ZSP51297-1K TSide A run-out variant1
ZSP51296-1K TSide B run-out variant 1
ZSP51297-1KSide A run-out variant 2
ZSP51296 -1KSide B run-out variant 2
ZSP51297-1E HHSide A run-out, variant 1
ZSP51296-1E HSide B run-out, variant 1
ZSP51297-1L HSide A run-out, variant 2
ZSP51296-1F HSide B run-out, variant 2
ZSP51297-1B.A-Side Runout Etching variant #1
ZSP51296-1B.B-Side Runout Etching variant #1
ZSP51297-1AB.A-Side Runout Etching variant #2
ZSP51296-1AB.B-Side Runout Etching variant #2
Z"Lp"51299Side A Label
Z"Lp"51298Side B Label
JZSP 51297A-side label
JZSP 51296B-side label
JZSP 51297A-side label
JZSP 51296B-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | Coronet KS-413First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1960 | Australia | Coronet KS-413First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Canada | Columbia 4-41782First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1960 | Denmark | Philips 322645 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Denmark | Philips 322645 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Ireland | Philips EPB.1062 / Philips 322645 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Italy | Philips 322 645 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Netherlands | Philips 322 645 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | New Zealand | Coronet KS413First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1960 | New Zealand | Coronet KS413First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Norway | Philips 322 645 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | Philips PB.1062 / Philips 322645 BFFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1960 | UK | Philips PB.1062 / Philips 322645 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | US | Columbia 4-41782First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1960 | US | Columbia 3-41782First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Coronet KS-4137", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Canada | Columbia 4-417827", Single | 7", Single |
22 vinyl pressings of North To Alaska are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1960 and 1961.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 4-41782, released August 1960.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-41782, 3-41782, PB.1062, KS-413) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP51297-1K T and ZSP51296-1K T. 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.
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