US
May 1959- Label and catalog number
- Columbia 4-41408
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Hollywood Pressing
- Runout / matrix
ZSP47642-1AB HA side runout
ZSP47641-1AA HB side runout
ZSP 47642A side label
ZSP 47641B side label
Vinyl pressings
by Marty Robbins · 1959
Cap And Gown was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. 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 1959, 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.
ZSP47642-1AB HA side runout
ZSP47641-1AA HB side runout
ZSP 47642A side label
ZSP 47641B side label
ZSP 47642A-Side Label
ZSP 47641B-Side Label
ZSP47642-1JRunout, side A, stamped
ZSP47641-14FRunout, side B, stamped
ZSP 47642Label side A
ZSP 47641Label side B
JZSP 47642A-Side Label
JZSP 47641B-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Australia | Coronet KS-324First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Canada | Columbia 4-41408First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Canada | Columbia 41408First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1959 | Netherlands | Fontana 263075First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | US | Columbia 4-41408First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | Columbia 4-41408First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | US | Columbia 4-41408First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | Columbia 4-41408First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Norway | Fontana 263 075 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | Fontana 45-H 212 / Fontana 263 075 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of Cap And Gown are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Norway, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia 4-41408, released May 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-41408, 45-H 212, 263 075 TF, KS-324) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP47642-1AB H and ZSP47641-1AA H. 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.