Vinyl pressings
by Tammy Wynette · 1969
Tammy's Greatest Hits 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.
8 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 3 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.
o XSB150585-1A PSide A runout, variant 1
XSB-150586-1A PSide B runout, variant 1
o XSB150585-1AB PSide A runout, variant 2
o XSB-150586-2G PSide B runout, variant 2
o XSB150585-1D 1 T VSide A runout variant 1
XSB150586-2H 1 T CSide B runout variant 1
o XSB150585-1D 1 T 11CSide A variant 2 stamped except 1 T 11C
XSB150586-1D 2 T B 13Side B variant 2 stamped except 2 T B 13
o XSB150585-1ABSide A stamped runout
o XSB-150586-2GSide B stamped runout
XSB150585-1AAVariant Side A stamped runout
XSB-150586-2HVariant Side B stamped runout
o XSB150585-1C 1 S A-17A-Side Runout, stamped; "1 S" and "A-17" are etched
o XSB-150586-1C 2 SB-Side Runout, stamped; "2 S" is etched
XSB 150585A-Side label
XSB 150586B-Side label
T XSB150585-1BB XG COLUMBIA NYSide A stamped runout
XSB-150586-2BC XG T1 COLUMBIA NY 10Side B stamped runout
XSB 150585Label A
XSB 150586Label B
o XSB150585-1K 1-1Side A stamped runout
o XSB-150586-2F 1-1Side B stamped runout
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 | Epic ELPS 3579First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Epic BN 26486First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1969 | US | Epic BN 26486First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Epic BN 26486First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Epic BN 26486First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Epic BN 26486First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Epic PE 26486First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Epic BN 26486First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | South Korea | HIT L-203LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | US | Epic BN 26486LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | US | Epic PE 26486 / Epic 26486LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Epic ELPS 3579LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | Epic ELPS 3579LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | Epic ELPS 3579LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Epic ELPS 3579LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Epic BN 26486LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Epic BN 26486LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Epic BN 26486LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Epic BN 26486LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Epic BN 26486LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Canada | Epic BN 26486LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Canada | Epic WBN 26486 / Epic BN 26486LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Epic PE 26486LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Epic BN 26486LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Epic BN 26486LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Epic BN 26486LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
28 vinyl pressings of Tammy's Greatest Hits are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1969 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Australia, New Zealand. One of them is Epic BN 26486.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BN 26486, PE 26486, ELPS 3579) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o XSB150585-1A P and XSB-150586-1A P. 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.
