Vinyl pressings
by Kitty Wells · 1961
Golden Favorites 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.
3 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year. 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.
MG7870T3Side A runout, variant 1
MG7871T3Side B runout, variant 1
MG7870T2 111 1 V 1Side A runout, variant 2
MG7871T1 1 11 1 V 1Side B runout, variant 2
MG7870T3 2 1Runout Side A
MG7871T3 2 1Runout Side B
MG7870T4Runout side A
MG7871T4 2Runout side B
MG 7870Label side A
MG 7871◆Label side B
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 | US | Decca DL 4109First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Decca DL 4109First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Decca DL 4109First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Decca DL 74109LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Decca DL 4109LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Decca DL 74109LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | Decca DL 74109 / MCA Records MCA 83LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | MCA Records MCA-83LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | MCA Coral MCL-1073LP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | Japan | MCA Coral MCL-1073LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1979 | US | MCA Records MCA 83LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | Coral COPS 3786LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA 83LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Decca DL 74109LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Decca DL 4109LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Decca DL 74109LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | Decca DL 74109LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Decca DL 4109LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
18 vinyl pressings of Golden Favorites are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1961 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US. One of them is Decca DL 4109.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DL 4109) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MG7870T3 and MG7871T3. 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.
