Vinyl pressings
by Merle Haggard 路 1976
The Roots Of My Raising was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1976, 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.
ST-1-11586-J2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 饾摍饾摢饾攤 饾摏饾摼饾摤饾摯Side A runout
ST-2-11586-J2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 饾摍饾摢饾攤 饾摏饾摼饾摤饾摯Side B runout
ST 1-511586Side A label
ST 2-511586Side B label
jay ST-1-11586 H-4 -K-Side A runout var. 1
jay ST-2-11586 H-4 -K-Side B runout var. 1
jay ST-1-11586 H-4 -K- MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A runout var. 2
jay ST-2-11586 H-4 -K- MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide B runout var. 2
7C 062 85059 ASide 1
7C 062 85059 BSide 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 11586First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Sweden | Capitol Records 7C 062-85059First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Capitol Records E-ST-11586First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records ST 511586LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo 路 Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo 路 Club edition |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records R 133474LP, Album, Club Edition 路 Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition 路 Club edition |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records ST 511586LP, Album, Club Edition 路 Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition 路 Club edition |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records ST 11586First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records ST-11586First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST 11586LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST-11586LP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of The Roots Of My Raising are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Canada, Sweden. One of them is Capitol Records ST 11586, released November 1, 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST 11586, ST-11586, E-ST-11586, 7C 062-85059) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-11586-J2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 饾摍饾摢饾攤 饾摏饾摼饾摤饾摯 and ST-2-11586-J2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 饾摍饾摢饾攤 饾摏饾摼饾摤饾摯. 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.
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