Vinyl pressings
by Tennessee Ernie Ford · 1960
Sing A Hymn With Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. 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 1960, the album's first year, in 4 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.
TAO-1-1332-D1 #2 S3 [Anvil symbol]Runout side A, variant 1
TAO2-1332-D1 #2 S2 [Anvil symbol]Runout side B, variant 1
- TAO-1-1332-D1#3 S1 [Anvil symbol]Runout side A, variant 2
- TAO2-1332-D1 #4 1S [Anvil symbol]Runout side B, variant 2
ST 1-1332-D3 #2 1S [Scranton "anvil"] &Side A stamped, variant 1
ST 2-1332-D4 [Scranton "anvil"] &Side B stamped, variant 1
ST 1-1332-D1" #2 2S [Scranton "anvil"] &Side A stamped, variant 2
ST 2-1332-D2 #3 4S [Scranton "anvil"] &Side B stamped, variant 2
ST1 1332-D9Side A runout stamped
ST2 1332-D15Side B runout stamped
ST1-1332Side A label
ST2-1332Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Canada | Capitol Records TAO-1332First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1960 | Canada | Capitol Records STAO-1332First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | South Africa | Capitol Records T 1332First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | UK | Capitol Records T-1332First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | UK | Capitol Records ST 1332First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Capitol Records TAO-1332First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Capitol Records STAO-1332First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Capitol Records TAO-1332First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1962 | Australia | Capitol Records T 1332LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 1679 / Capitol Records ST-1679LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1962 | Canada | Capitol Records T 1679 / Capitol Records T-1679LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 1679 / Capitol Records ST-1679LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1962 | Canada | Capitol Records T 1679 / Capitol Records T-1679LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records ST 1679 / Capitol Records ST-1679LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records T-1679LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Barbados | Capitol Records ST-1679LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | Capitol Records HST 1332 / Capitol Records ST-1-1332Album, LP | Album, LP |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records T 1332LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
20 vinyl pressings of Sing A Hymn With Me are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1960 and 1962.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, Canada, South Africa. One of them is Capitol Records TAO-1332.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TAO-1332, STAO-1332, T-1332, ST 1332) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TAO-1-1332-D1 #2 S3 [Anvil symbol] and TAO2-1332-D1 #2 S2 [Anvil symbol]. 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.
