Vinyl pressings
by Marty Robbins · 1963
Hawaii's Calling Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 4 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.
XSM-59622-1AF PSide A Runout, Stamped, Variant 1
XSM-59623-1AG 1 PSide B Runout, Stamped, Variant 1
XSM-59622-1DSide A Runout, Stamped, Variant 2
XSM-59623-1AHSide B Runout, Stamped, Variant 2
o XSM-59622-1C SHIISide A runout, stamped and etched
XSM-59623-1D SHIISide B runout, stamped and etched
B XSM-59622-1D III H SSide A Runout
P XSM-59623-1AH 2 A I 5Side B Runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | CBS SBP 233056 / CBS SBP-233056First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Australia | CBS BP 233056 / CBS BP-233056First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Canada | Columbia CS 8840First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Canada | Columbia CL 2040First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Canada | Columbia CS 8840First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Canada | Columbia CL 2040First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | New Zealand | CBS BP473070 / CBS BP-473070First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CS 8840First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CL 2040First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CL 2040First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CL 2040First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CS 8840First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CS 8840First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CL 2040LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Netherlands | CBS S 52457LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Germany | Bear Family Records BFX 15 123 / CBS Special Products LSP 15499LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Germany | CBS Special Products LSP 15499 / Bear Family Records BFX 15 123LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Singapore | CBS CL 2040LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | CBS SBPG 62169 / CBS CS 8840LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS BPG 62169 / CBS CL 2040LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | CBS SBPG 62169 / CBS CS 8840LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 8840LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
22 vinyl pressings of Hawaii's Calling Me are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1963 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Columbia CS 8840.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 8840, CL 2040, SBP 233056, BP 233056) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM-59622-1AF P and XSM-59623-1AG 1 P. 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.
