Vinyl pressings
by Tennessee Ernie Ford · 1963
Long, Long Ago was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
T1-1875-D2 - ✲A Side runout, variant 1
T2-1875-D2 - ✲B Side runout, variant 1
T1-1875-D3 2 ✲A Side runout, variant 2
T-2-1875-D4 1 ✲B Side runout, variant 2
ST1-1875 F 9A Side Stamped
ST2-1875 F 11B Side Stamped
ST1-1875A Side Label
ST2-1875B Side Label
ST1-1875 -W1A Side Stamped
ST2-1875 -D1B Side Stamped
ST1-1875A Side Label
ST2-1875B Side Label
T1-1875-D1 IAM (in triangle)A Side runout
T2-1875-D2 IAM (in triangle)B Side runout
T1-1875A Side Label
T2-1875B Side Label
ST1 1875-B6Side A Runout
ST2 1875-A5Side B Runout
ST1-1875Side A Label
ST2-1875Side B Label
T1 1875-1NSide A Runout
T2 1875-1NSide B Runout
T1-1875Side A Label
T2-1875Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | Capitol Records T 1875 / Capitol Records T-1875First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 1875 / Capitol Records ST-1875First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Canada | Capitol Records T 1875 / Capitol Records T-1875First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Capitol Records ST 1875First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | Capitol Records T 1875First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records T 1875 / Capitol Records T-1875First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records ST 1875 / Capitol Records ST-1875First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records ST 1875 / Capitol Records ST-1875First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records T 1875 / Capitol Records T-1875First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Spain | Capitol Records T 1875LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records T 1875 / Capitol Records STK 83600LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Long, Long Ago are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1963 and 1964.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Capitol Records T 1875.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 1875, ST 1875) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1-1875-D2 - ✲ and T2-1875-D2 - ✲. 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.
