US
1960- Label and catalog number
- Columbia CL 1481
- Format
- LP, Mono · Hollywood Pressing
- Runout / matrix
XLP49960-1EMachine-stamped into Side A dead wax
XLP49961-1LMachine-stamped into Side B dead wax
HIIIEtched into Side A/B dead wax

Vinyl pressings
by Marty Robbins · 1960
More Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1960, 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.
XLP49960-1EMachine-stamped into Side A dead wax
XLP49961-1LMachine-stamped into Side B dead wax
HIIIEtched into Side A/B dead wax
XSM49962-1CStamped side A - Variation 1
XSM49962-1HStamped Side A - Variation 2
XSM49963-1CStamped side B
XSM49963-1B HHStamped side A - Variation 3
XLP49960-1DMachine-stamped into Side A dead wax
XLP49961-1CMachine-stamped into Side B dead wax
XSM49962-1ACStamped: Side A
XSM49963-1D CStamped: Side B
XSM 49962Label Side A
XSM 49963Label Side B
XLP49960-1A ISide A Stamped [I Etched] (Variant 1)
XLP49961-1F ISide B Stamped [I Etched] (Variant 1)
XLP49960-1F ISide A Stamped [I Etched] (Variant 2)
XLP49961-1F ISide B Stamped [I Etched] (Variant 2)
XSM49962-1AD H\XIIISide A Runout
XSM49963-1AC H IIISide B Runout
XSM 49962Label side A
XSM 49963Label side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | Coronet KLP-869First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Canada | Columbia CL 1481First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Canada | Columbia CS 8272First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | Japan | Columbia YS-204First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | New Zealand | Coronet KLP 869First yearLP | LP |
| 1960 | UK | Fontana TFL 5113First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | UK | Fontana STFL 541First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Columbia CL 1481First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Columbia CS 8272First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Columbia CL 1481First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Columbia CS 8272First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Columbia CL 1481First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Columbia CL 1481First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1960 | US | Columbia CS 8272First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Columbia CS 8272First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Columbia CS 8272LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Europe | Pan Am Records 9152250LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Europe | WaxTime 772366LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS KLPS 869LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | CBS KLPS 869 / CBS KLPS-869LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | CBS KLPS 869 / CBS KLPS-869LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | CBS KLP 869LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Columbia CS 8272LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia CL 1481LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Columbia CS 8272LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS BPG 62070 / CBS 62359LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Singapore | CBS CS 8272 / Columbia CS 8272LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | UK | CBS BPG 62070LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | CBS SBPG 62070LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS SBPG 62070 / CBS CS 8272LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS BPG 62070LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 8272LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 8272 / Columbia CS 8272LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
43 vinyl pressings of More Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1960 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia CL 1481.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 1481, CS 8272, TFL 5113, STFL 541) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP49960-1E and XLP49961-1L. 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.