Vinyl pressings
by Tennessee Ernie Ford · 1967
God Lives! was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. 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 1967, 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.
T1-2618-G2 #2 IAMRunout side A stamped
T2-2618-G2 IAMRunout side B stamped
T1-2618Label side A
T2-2618Label side B
ST-2-2618-A-3A Side Etched
ST-1-2618-A-3B Side Etched
ST1-2618A Side Label
ST2-2618B Side Label
ST-1-2618-W7Side A runout, variant 1
ST-1-2618-W4Side B runout, variant 1
ST-1-2618-B2 [IAM] &Side A runout, variant 2
ST-1-2618-A1 [IAM] &Side B runout, variant 2
T1-2618-T5 0Run-out area A-side [etched] 0 [stamped]
T2-2618-T3 #2 0Run-out area B-side [etched] #2 0[stamped]
T1-2618Label A-side
T2-2618Label B-side
ST-1-2618-W7Side A runout, variant 1
ST-1-2618-W9Side B runout, variant 1
ST1-2618Side A label
ST2-2618Side B label
ST1 2618-B5 G 1Side A Runout
ST2 2618-A4 G 1Side B Runout
ST1-2618Side A Label
ST2-2618Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Capitol Records T-2618 / Capitol Records T 2618First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Capitol Records ST 2618First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Capitol Records T 2618First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Capitol Records T-2618 / Capitol Records T 2618First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Capitol Records ST-2618First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Capitol Records ST-2618First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Capitol Records ST-2618First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Capitol Records ST-2618 / Capitol Records ST-2-2618First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records ST-2618LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST-2618LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST-2618LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST-8-2618LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of God Lives! are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Capitol Records T-2618.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T-2618, ST-2618, ST 2618, T 2618) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1-2618-G2 #2 IAM and T2-2618-G2 IAM. 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.
