Vinyl pressings
by Robert Frost · 1957
Reads His Poetry was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1957, 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.
TC 1060A T1 Λ1A-side runout, etched, variant 1
TC 1060B-1A lllB-side runout, stamped, variant 1
TC 1060A-1A TA-side runout, stamped, variant 2
TC 1060B-1A T 1AAB-side runout, stamped, etched, variant 2
TC 1060A T4A-side runout, etched
TC 1060B T2B-side runout, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Canada | Caedmon Records TC-1060First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1957 | US | Caedmon Records TC-1060 / Caedmon Records TC 1060First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1957 | US | Caedmon Records TC-1060 / Caedmon Records TC 1060First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | US | Caedmon Records TC 1060LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Caedmon Records TC-1060LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| ? | US | Caedmon Records TC 1060LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Caedmon Records TC 1060LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Caedmon Records TC 1060LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Caedmon Records TC 1060LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Caedmon Records TC 1060 / Caedmon Records TC-1060LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Caedmon Records TC-1060LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| ? | US | Caedmon Records TC-1060LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| ? | US | Caedmon Records TC-1060LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
13 vinyl pressings of Reads His Poetry are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1957 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, Canada. One of them is Caedmon Records TC-1060.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TC-1060) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TC 1060A T1 Λ1 and TC 1060B-1A lll. 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.
