Vinyl pressings
by Lee Dorsey · 1966
Working In The Coal Mine - Holy Cow 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.
16 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 6 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.
AudioMatrix 8011MA [I above 3 dots] Bell Sound sƒ 9-3-66A-side runout
AudioMatrix 8011 MB [I above 3 dots] Bell Sound sƒB-side runout
(8011MA)A-side label
(8011MB)B-side label
AudioMatrix 8011-SARunout, side A
AudioMatrix 8011-SB ̶8̶ 9-3-66Runout, side B
8011-SALabel, side A
8011-SBLabel, side B
8011 MA (1 over three dots) 9-8-66 AudioMatrix Bell SoundRunout side A
8011 MB (1 over three dots) 9-8-66 AudioMatrix Bell Sound ARPRunout side B
8011MALabel, side A
8011MBLabel, side B
8011-SASide 1
8011-SBSide 2
9-8-66 AudioMatrix 8011MA 1 MR Bell Sound sf △9638Runout A
AudioMatrix 8011 MB 1 9-8-66 MR Bell Sound sf △9638-XRunout B
8011-MALabel A
8011-MBLabel B
AudioMatrix 8011-SARunout, Side A
AudioMatrix 8011-SBRunout, Side B
8011-SALabel, Side A
8011-SBLabel, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | Stateside OSL-10192First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Amy AMY 8011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | France | Columbia FPX 333First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Singapore | Stateside SSL 10192 / Stateside SSL-10192First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | Stateside SL 10192First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Stateside SSL 10192First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Amy 8011 / Amy AMY 8011First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Amy 8011-S / Amy AMY 8011First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Amy 8011 / Amy AMY 8011First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Amy AMY 8011First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Amy 8011 / Amy AMY 8011First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Amy 8011 / Amy AMY 8011First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | US | Amy 8011-S / Amy AMY 8011LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Amy 8011 / Amy AMY 8011First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Amy AMY 8011-S / Amy 8011-SFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | UK | Sounds Superb SPR 90045 / Sounds Superb SSPR90045LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Germany | Line Records LLP 5167 ASLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Italy | Get Back GET8025LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Amy AMY 8011LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
21 vinyl pressings of Working In The Coal Mine - Holy Cow are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1966 and 2003.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Amy 8011.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 8011, 8011-S, AMY 8011, AMY 8011-S) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AudioMatrix 8011MA [I above 3 dots] Bell Sound sƒ 9-3-66 and AudioMatrix 8011 MB [I above 3 dots] Bell Sound sƒ. 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.
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