Vinyl pressings
by Ray Stevens · 1969
Along Came Jones / Yakety Yak was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 11 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.
H3W-2681 125A Side Runout Variant 1
H3W-2658 125B Side Runout Variant 1
P 2681 (+ 2 characters crossed out)A Side Runout variant 2
P 2658 2B Side Runout variant 2
H3W-2681 125Etched side A
H3W-2658 125Etched side B
H3W-2681Label side A
H2W-2658Label side B
H3W-2681Label side A
H2W-2658Label side B
H3W-2681 125A-Side Runout Etching
H3W-2658 125B-Side Runout Etching
H3W-2681A-Side Label
H3W-2658B-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Monument PK-3101First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Monument MN. 1150First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | France | Monument 680.028 / Monument 680 028First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | Monument MN 1150First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Monument 5C 006.90419 MFirst year7" | 7" |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Monument PK-3101First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Rhodesia | Monument MOS 434First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | South Africa | Monument MOS 434First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Spain | Monument SN - 20273First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | UK | Monument MON 1037First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | UK | Monument MON 1037First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Monument Mn45-1150First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Monument Mn 45-1150First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Monument Mn 45-1150First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Monument Mn45-1150First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of Along Came Jones / Yakety Yak are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Monument Mn45-1150.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Mn45-1150, Mn 45-1150, MON 1037, PK-3101) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, H3W-2681 125 and H3W-2658 125. 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.
