Vinyl pressings
by Kitty Wells · 1966
The Kitty Wells Show was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1966, 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.
7-1068-1S B1 ISide A runout, variant 1
7-10679-1S I Λ1Side B runout, variant 1
7--10678--1S I Λ1Side A runout, variant 2
7-10679-1S I Λ1Side B runout, variant 2
7-10678Side A label
7-10679◆Side B label
MG 10678Side A label
MG 10679 ◆Side B label
7 10678 4 2Side A runout
7 10679 4 2Side B runout
7-10678Side A label
7-10679 ◆Side B label
MG10678T2Runout, Stamped, Side A
MG10679T1Runout, Stamped, Side B
MG 10678Label, Side A
MG 10679◉Label, Side B
MG 10678T2Side A runout
MG 10679T1Side B runout
MG 10678Side A label
MG 10679 ◉Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | Decca DL7-4831 / Decca DL 74831First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Decca DL 4831First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | US | Decca DL 4831First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Decca DL 4831First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | US | Decca DL 74831First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Decca DL 74831First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Decca DL 4831First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Decca DL 74831First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Decca DL 74831First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Brunswick LAT 8674LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Decca DL 74831LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Decca DL 4831LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Decca DL 4831 / Decca DL-4831LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of The Kitty Wells Show are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1966 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Canada. One of them is Decca DL 74831, released November 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DL 74831, DL 4831, DL7-4831) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7-1068-1S B1 I and 7-10679-1S I Λ1. 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.
