Vinyl pressings
by Kenny Rogers & The First Edition · 1969
Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town 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.
22 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 15 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.
L-6669-1A p 2A side runout, variant 1
L-6973 p 9B side runout, variant 1
L ̶M̶ -6669-1E 3A side runout, variant 2
L-6973 CB side runout, variant 2
L-6669-1E ssA-Side Runout variant #1
L-6973-1B ssssssB-Side Runout variant #1
L-6669-1E S1A-Side Runout variant #2
L-6973-1B SB-Side Runout variant #2
L-6669-1F T1A-Side Runout Variant 1
L-6973-2 T111B-Side Runout Variant 1
L-6669-TF T 1111A-Side Runout Variant 2
L-6673-1 T11111111B-Side Runout Variant 2
L-6669-1AA-Side Runout Etching
L-6973-1AB-Side Runout Etching
L6669Side A Label
L6973Side B Label
RS20829 A-1ΔGVariant 1 run-out, A-side, stamped
RS20829 B-1ΔGVariant 1 run-out, B-side, stamped
RS20829 A-1ΔG 1 3 KT CEVariant 2 runout, A side stamped
RS20829 B-1ΔG 3 KT ACVariant 2 runout, B side stamped
RS20829 A-1△G KT DJA-side run-out, variant 1
RS20829 B-1△G KT AJB-side run-out, variant 1
RS20829 A-1△G 4 KT AFA-side run-out, variant 2
RS20829 B-1△G 3 KT DKB-side run-out, variant 2
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 | Reprise Records 0829First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Brazil | Reprise Records RCS 17.031First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Canada | Reprise Records 0829First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | France | Reprise Records RV 20216First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | Reprise Records RA 0829First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Greece | Reprise Records Fg 30131First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | India | Reprise Records 0829First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | Ireland | Pye Records RS.20829First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Italy | Reprise Records R 02129First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Reprise Records RA.0829First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Reprise Records RA 0829First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Reprise Records RO.829First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Nigeria | Philips RS20829First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | South Africa | Reprise Records R21.103First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | UK | Reprise Records RS.20829First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Poland | Agencja Wydawnicza RSW Prasa Książka Ruch R-0208-IIFlexi-disc, 6", 45 RPM, Shape, Single Sided, Card Backed, Picture Disc, Mono · Mono, Picture disc | Flexi-disc, 6", 45 RPM, Shape, Single Sided, Card Backed, Picture Disc, Mono · Mono, Picture disc |
| 1979 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBS 3337", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | UK | Reprise Records K 140097", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1981 | UK | Reprise Records K 140097", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1981 | UK | Reprise Records K 140097", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records 08297", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | France | Reprise Records RV. 20216 / Reprise Records 08297", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | Reprise Records K 140097", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| ? | UK | Reprise Records K 140097", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Reprise Records K 140097", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Reprise Records K 140097", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Reprise Records K 140097", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
34 vinyl pressings of Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1969 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Reprise Records 0829.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 0829, RS.20829, RCS 17.031, RV 20216) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, L-6669-1A p 2 and L-6973 p 9. 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.
