Vinyl pressings
by Loretta Lynn · 1965
Blue Kentucky Girl was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1965, 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 9890 5Side A runout, variant 1
7 9891 1Side B runout, variant 1
7 9690 1 1 1Side A runout, variant 2
7 9891 1 1 1Side A runout, variant 2
7 9890 2Stamped Side 1
7 9891 2Stamped Side 2
MG9890T2 2 ISide A stamped, I etched
MG9891T2 2 IISide B stamped, II etched
MG9890T1Side A stamped
MG9891T1Side B stamped
MG9890T2 2IISide A runout; stamped
MG9891T3 2IISide B runout; stamped
MG 9890Side A label
MG 9891◆Side B label
MG9890T1 II ISide A runout
MG9891T1 I ISide B runout
MG 9890Side A label
MG 9891◉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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Canada | Decca DL 74665First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | Canada | Decca DL 4665First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Decca DL 4665LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Decca DL 4665First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | US | Decca DL 74665First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Decca DL 74665First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Decca DL 74665First yearLP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Decca DL 4665First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Decca DL 4665First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Decca DL 4665First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Decca DL 4665First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Decca DL 74665First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Decca DL 74665LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Decca DL 74665LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Decca DL 74665LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | MCA Records MCA-80LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Blue Kentucky Girl are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1965 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, Canada. One of them is Decca DL 74665.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DL 74665, DL 4665) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7 9890 5 and 7 9891 1. 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.
