Vinyl pressings
by Marty Robbins · 1968
By The Time I Get To Phoenix was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. 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 1968, 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.
XSM135713–1B 1Hand-etched Runout, Side A [variant 1]
XSM135714–1B 1Hand-etched Runout, Side B [variant 1]
XSM135713–1CHand-etched Runout, Side A [variant 2]
XSM135714–1CHand-etched Runout, Side B [variant 2]
XSM135713-1A I T oHand-etched Runout, Side A [variant 1]
XSM135714–1A I T oHand-etched Runout, Side B [variant 1]
T o XLP135711–1AHand-etched Runout, Side A [variant 1]
T o XLP135712–1AHand-etched Runout, Side B [variant 1]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | CBS SBP 233542First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Columbia CS 9617First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | CBS S 63295 / CBS S 63 295First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 473544 (CS 9617)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | CBS S 63295First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | CBS 63295First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CS 9617First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CL 2817First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CS 9617First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CS 9617First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | New Zealand | Harmony 155LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Special Award Series MFP-5908LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Hallmark Records SHM 989LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia Limited Edition LE 10045LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia Special Products C 11221LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Columbia Limited Edition LE 10045LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia Special Products C 11311LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Columbia Special Products P 11513LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9617LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
19 vinyl pressings of By The Time I Get To Phoenix are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1968 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia CS 9617.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 9617, CL 2817, S 63295, 63295) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM135713–1B 1 and XSM135714–1B 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.
