Vinyl pressings
by Mac Davis · 1980
It's Hard To Be Humble was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 8 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.
NB-2244-AS-BW2 MasterfonicsA-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
NB-2244-BS-BW1 MasterfonicsB-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
NB-2244-BS-BW1 MasterfonicsA-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
NB-2244-BS-BW1 MasterfonicsB-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
p NB-2244-AS-CP-2 MasterfonicsA-Side Runout Etching
Masterfonics p NB-2244-BSB-Side Runout Etching
NB 2244 ASA-Side Label
NB 2244 BSB-Side Label
NB-2244-AS-PR1 Masterfonics PRCRunout area side A
NB-2244-SB-PR2 Masterfonics PRCRunout area side B
NB-2244-A4-1-1 Masterfonics PRCRunout area side A - Variation 1
NB-2244-B4-11-11 Masterfonics PRCRunout area side B - Variation 1
NB-2244-AS-PC4-1-1 MasterfonicsRunout A
NB-2244-BS-PC4-1-1 MasterfonicsRunout B
NB 2244 ASA-Side Label
NB 2244 BSB-Side Label
NB-2244-AS-SM-1 MasterfonicsA side runout
NB-2244-SB-CS-1 MasterfonicsB side runout
NB 2244 ASLabel A
NB 2244 SBLabel B
NB 2244 AMA-Side Label
NB 2244 ASB-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Casablanca 6198358First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Australia | Casablanca 6198358First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Canada | Casablanca NB 2244First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Canada | Casablanca NB 2244First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Ireland | Casablanca CAN 210First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Jamaica | Casablanca NB 2244First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Casablanca NB2244First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | South Africa | Casablanca NAS 743First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | UK | Casablanca CAN 210First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | UK | Casablanca CAN 210 / PRT CAN 210First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | UK | Casablanca CAN 210 / PRT CAN 210First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | UK | Casablanca CAN 210First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | UK | Casablanca CAN 210First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | US | Casablanca NB 2244First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1980 | US | Casablanca NB 2244First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
23 vinyl pressings of It's Hard To Be Humble are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1980 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Casablanca NB 2244.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NB 2244, NB 2244 DJ, CAN 210, 6198358) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NB-2244-AS-BW2 Masterfonics and NB-2244-BS-BW1 Masterfonics. 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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