Sweden
1970- Label and catalog number
- LHI Records LHI 3101
- Format
- LP, Album · Gatefold
- Runout / matrix
Z3RS 7801A Side Runout Groove
Z3RS 7802B Side Runout Groove
Vinyl pressings
by Lee Hazlewood · 1970
Cowboy In Sweden was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 3 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.
Z3RS 7801A Side Runout Groove
Z3RS 7802B Side Runout Groove
Z3RS 7801A Side Runout Groove
Z3RS 7802B Side Runout Groove
Z3RS 7801Runout side A, stamped
Z3RS 7802Runout side B, stamped
3101-SALabel side A
3101-SBLabel side B
△15114 (3101 Sa)Side A
△15114-X (3101 Sb)Side B
SMX 38649 ᐂ 2ARunout, Side A
SMX 38650 ᐂ 2ARunout, Side B
SMX 38649Label, Side A
SMX 38650Label, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | LHI Records SLHL-934280First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Sweden | LHI Records LHI 3101First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Sweden | LHI Records LHI 3101First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Sweden | LHI Records LHI 3101First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | LHI Records LHI 3101First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | RCA RCA-5044LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | US | Smells Like Records SLR 030-12LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | US | Light In The Attic LITA 153LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | US | Light In The Attic LITA 153LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, DVD, DVD-Video · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, DVD, DVD-Video · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Light In The Attic LITA 153-DLX-1 / Light In The Attic LITA 153-DLXLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
10 vinyl pressings of Cowboy In Sweden are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1970 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in Sweden, US, Australia. One of them is LHI Records LHI 3101.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LHI 3101, SLHL-934280) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Z3RS 7801 and Z3RS 7802. 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.