Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Horton · 1971
The World Of Johnny Horton was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 2 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.
C 30885 AL 30885A Side: Center Label
C 30886 AL 30886B Side: Center Label
C 30886 BL 30886C Side: Center Label
C 30885 BL 30885D Side: Center Label
C 30885 AL 30885A Side: Center Label
C 30886 AL 30886B Side: Center Label
C 30886 BL 30886C Side: Center Label
C 30885 BL 30885D Side: Center Label
P AL-30885-1E 1 C1 PRunout side A
P AL-30886-1D A7Runout side B
P BL-30886-1E 1TRunout side C
P BL-30885-1A C PRunout side D
с P AL-30885-1B IT ΛSide A Stamped (IT Etched)
c P AL-30885-1B IT CSide B Stamped (IT Etched)
c P BL-30885-1B \TSideC Stamped (\T Etched)
o P BL-30885-1D \TSide D Stamped (\T Etched)
C 30885 AL 30885A Side: Center Label
C 30886 AL 30886B Side: Center Label
C 30886 BL 30886C Side: Center Label
C 30885 BL 30885D Side: Center 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | Columbia G 30884First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | US | Columbia G 30884First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | US | CBS CG 30884 / CBS G 30884First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | US | Columbia CG 30884 / Columbia G 30884First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | US | Columbia G 30884First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1973 | Netherlands | CBS S 68204LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | Taiwan | 山水 SB-3209-10LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia G 30884LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Canada | Columbia G 30884LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Columbia CG 30884LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of The World Of Johnny Horton are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1971 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Canada. One of them is Columbia G 30884.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use G 30884, CG 30884) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, C 30885 AL 30885 and C 30886 AL 30886. 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.
