Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Horton · 1961
Sleepy-Eyed John was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. 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 1961, 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.
J ZSP53088-1BA-side runout, stamped, variant 1
ZSP53088-1A *...B-side runout, stamped unless *etched, variant 1
ZSP53088-1A ..A-side runout, variant 2
J ZSP53089-1B ...B-side runout, variant 2
ZSP53088-1E TSide A runout
ZSP53089-1E TSide B runout
ZSP 53088Side A label
ZSP 53089Side B label
JZSP 53088A
JZSP 53089B
JZSP 53088A
JZSP 53089B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Australia | Coronet KS-445First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Canada | Columbia 4-41963First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Germany | Philips 322 744 BFFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1961 | New Zealand | Coronet KS445First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | New Zealand | Coronet KS445First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | UK | Philips PB.1132 / Philips 322744 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | US | Columbia 4-41963First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1961 | US | Columbia 4-41963First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1961 | US | Columbia 4-41963First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1961 | US | Columbia 4-41963First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | US | Columbia 3-41963First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Philips 322 744 BF7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Norway | Philips 322 744 BF7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
13 vinyl pressings of Sleepy-Eyed John are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 4-41963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-41963, 3-41963, PB.1132, KS-445) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, J ZSP53088-1B and ZSP53088-1A *.... 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.
