Vinyl pressings
by Larry Gatlin · 1978
Larry Gatlin's Greatest Hits Volume 1 was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. 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 1978, the album's first year, in 4 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.
MG-7628- T1 R8Y-907-1 A4Side A Runout (full)
MG 7628 T1 R8Y-908-3 ɅSide B Runout (full)
R8Y-907Side A Label
R8Y-908Side B Label
R8Y-907A Side Label
R8Y-908B Side Label
MG-7628 R8Y-907 - 1D S 1A Side Etch
MG-7628 R8Y-908 - 1B S 1B Side Etch
R8Y-907A Side Label
R8Y-908B Side Label
MG-7628 T R8Y-907 - 1A Side Etch
MG-7628 T R8Y-908 - 3B Side Etch
MG-7628 R8Y-907 1-1-1 PRCSide 1 (etched)
MG-7628 R8Y-908-1-11-11 PRCSide 2 (etched)
R8Y-907Side 1 label
R8Y-908Side 2 label
MG-7628 R8Y-907 XA Side Etched
MG-7628 R8Y-908 XB Side Etched
R8Y-907A Side Label
R8Y-908B Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia & New Zealand | Monument L 36746First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Monument MNT 83665First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | UK | Monument S MNT 83665First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | US | Monument MG 7628 / Monument MG7628First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | US | Monument MG 7628 / Monument MG7628First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1978 | US | Monument MG 7628 / Monument MG7628First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | US | Monument MG 7628 / Monument MG7628First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | US | Monument MG 7628 / Monument MG7628First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | US | Monument MG 7628 / Monument MG7628First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | US | Columbia Recording Studios MG 7628First yearLP, Advance, Compilation | LP, Advance, Compilation |
| 1979 | Canada | Monument PES-7628 / Monument PES 7628LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Monument MG 7628LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
12 vinyl pressings of Larry Gatlin's Greatest Hits Volume 1 are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia & New Zealand, Netherlands. One of them is Monument MG 7628.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MG 7628, S MNT 83665, L 36746, MNT 83665) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MG-7628- T1 R8Y-907-1 A4 and MG 7628 T1 R8Y-908-3 Ʌ. 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.
