US
1971- Label and catalog number
- MGM Records SE 4788
- Format
- LP, Album
Vinyl pressings
by Mel Tillis · 1971
Recorded Live At The Sam Houston Coliseum,… was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 2 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.
SE 4788 MGS 2642-1Runout, Side 1, Etched
SE 4788 MGS 2643-1Runout, Side 2, Etched
MGS 2642Label, Side 1
MGS 2643Label, Side 2
SE 4788 MGS 2642-1D 0 SX1 B 1 1Side A runout
SE4788 MGS 2643-1A 0 SXSide B runout
MGS 2642Side A label
MGS 2643Side B label
Side A - SE-4788-S1 ②︎
Side B - SE-4788-S2 ②︎
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | MGM Records SE 4788First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | MGM Records SE 4788First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | MGM Records SE 4788LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1971 | US | MGM Records SE-4788 / MGM Records SE 4788First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | MGM Records SE-4788 / MGM Records SE 4788First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | MGM Records SE-4788 / MGM Records SE 4788First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | MGM Records SE 4788LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1971 | US | MGM Records SE 4788First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | UK | Metro Records 2356 054LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Birchmount BM 805LP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of Recorded Live At The Sam Houston Coliseum,… are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1971 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Canada. One of them is MGM Records SE 4788.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SE 4788, SE-4788) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.