Vinyl pressings
by Kingston Trio · 1960
The Last Month Of The Year 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.
10 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 5 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.
XE-1446 1-1446 (X1-1446)Label A1 & A2
XE-1446 1-1446 (X2-1446)Label B
XE-1446 2-1446 (X3-1446)Label C
XE-1446 2-1446 (X4-1446)Label D
- T1 1446-N1#3 1S ["anvil" icon]Side A runout - Var. 1
- T2-1446-N8#2 ["anvil" icon]Side B runout - Var. 1
- T1-1446-N5 #2 ["anvil" icon]Side A runout - Var. 2
- T2-1446-N1#3 1S ["anvil" icon]Side B runout - Var. 2
- ST1-1446-A9" [lathe]A-Side Runout, variant 1
- ST2-1446-N5" [lathe]B-Side Runout, variant 1
- ST1-1446-N1" ⌂ &A-Side Runout, variant 2
- ST2-1446-N1#3 S1 ⌂ &B-Side Runout, variant 2
T1-1446-D6Side A Runout
T2-1446-D2Side B Runout
ST1-1446-D6 I ✻A-Side runout etched, exc. I ✻ stamped, var. 1
ST2-1446-D5 I ✻B-Side runout etched, exc. I ✻ stamped, var. 1
St-1-1446-D4 1 ☆A-Side runout etched, exc. 1 ☆ stamped, var. 2
St-2-1446-D4 1 ✻B-Side runout etched, exc. 1 ✻ stamped, var. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Canada | Capitol Records T 1446 / Capitol Records T-1446First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 1446 / Capitol Records ST-1446First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | Germany | Capitol Records STK83722 / Capitol Records STK83722First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | New Zealand | Capitol Records T 1446 / Capitol Records T.1446First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | UK | Capitol Records T 1446First yearLP | LP |
| 1960 | US | Capitol Records T 1446 / Capitol Records T-1446First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Capitol Records ST 1446 / Capitol Records ST-1446First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Capitol Records T 1446 / Capitol Records T-1446First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Capitol Records ST 1446 / Capitol Records ST-1446First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Capitol Records XE-1446First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Jukebox, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Jukebox, Stereo |
| 1962 | Canada | Capitol Records T1446 / Capitol Records T-1446LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | World Record Club T564 / World Record Club ST. 564LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1963 | UK | World Record Club T564LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1963 | Australia | World Record Club S-7068 / World Record Club 7068LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1963 | Australia | World Record Club 7068LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
15 vinyl pressings of The Last Month Of The Year are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1960 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Capitol Records XE-1446, released October 1960.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use XE-1446, T 1446, ST 1446, STK83722) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XE-1446 1-1446 (X1-1446) and XE-1446 1-1446 (X2-1446). 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.
