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Tennessee Ernie FordBless Your Pea Pickin' Heart!

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Bless Your Pea Pickin' Heart!

by Tennessee Ernie Ford · 1966

10 pressings2 countriesCountryPopFolkWorld

Bless Your Pea Pickin' Heart! was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Bless Your Pea Pickin' Heart!

5 pressings came out in 1966, 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.

US

1966
Label and catalog number
Pickwick SPC-3047
Format
LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo
Runout / matrix

SPS 427A SPC-3047-ASide A Runout

SPC-3047-BSide B Runout

Full details of this pressing

US

1966
Label and catalog number
Pickwick SPC-3047Pickwick SPS-427
Format
LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo
Runout / matrix

SPC-3047-ASide A runout

SPC-3047-B RE W-2 PTP-2016-1-BSide B runout

Full details of this pressing

Canada

1966
Label and catalog number
Pickwick/33 Records SPC-3047
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

SPC-3047-ASide A etch

SPC-3047-BSide B etch

Full details of this pressing

Canada

1966
Label and catalog number
Pickwick/33 Records SPC-3047
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

SPC-3047-A RE I W-2 PTP-2016-1-ARunout Side A

SPC-3047-B RE W-2 PTP-2016-1-BRunout Side B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 10 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1966CanadaPickwick/33 Records SPC-3047First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1966CanadaPickwick/33 Records SPC-3047First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1966USPickwick SPC-3047First yearLP, Album, Compilation, StereoLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo
1966USPickwick SPC-3047First yearLP, Album, Compilation, StereoLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo
1966USPickwick SPC-3047 / Pickwick SPS-427First yearLP, Album, Compilation, StereoLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo
Year unknown5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?CanadaMeteor SPC-3047LP, Album, Compilation, StereoLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo
?USPickwick/33 Records PC-3047LP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
?USSears SPS-427LP, Stereo, CompilationLP, Stereo, Compilation
?USSears SP-427LP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
?USPickwick/33 Records SPC-3047LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Bless Your Pea Pickin' Heart2:10
  2. A2She's My Baby2:10
  3. A3Kiss Me Big2:10
  4. A4Ain't Nobody's Business1:55
  5. A5Ivy League2:12
  6. B1Love Makes The World Go 'Round2:27
  7. B2Sunday Barbeque2:19
  8. B3Glad Rags1:57
  9. B4Down Deep2:06
  10. B5The Lonely Man2:10

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Bless Your Pea Pickin' Heart! are there?

10 vinyl pressings of Bless Your Pea Pickin' Heart! are listed here, from 2 countries.

When was Bless Your Pea Pickin' Heart! first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Canada. One of them is Pickwick SPC-3047.

How do I tell if my copy of Bless Your Pea Pickin' Heart! is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SPC-3047) 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.

How much is Bless Your Pea Pickin' Heart! on vinyl worth?

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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