Vinyl pressings
by Tex Ritter · 1946
Cowboy Favorites was first pressed on vinyl in 1946. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1946, the album's first year. 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.
CAP-624-3A [Anvil symbol] 5Disc 1 Side A stamped
CAP-631-3A #2 [Anvil symbol] 4Disc 1 Side B stamped
CAP-625-3A 3 16(var. 1) Disc 2 Side C runout
CAP-627-1A 3 20(var. 1) Disc 2 Side D 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | US | Capitol Records BD-27First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album |
| 1946 | US | Capitol Records BD-27Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Repress |
| 1947 | US | Capitol Records BD-27Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | US | Capitol Records H4004LP, 10", Reissue | LP, 10", Reissue |
| 1950 | US | Capitol Records ADF-40047", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue |
| 1950 | US | Capitol Records H-4004LP, 10", Album, Reissue | LP, 10", Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | New Zealand | Capitol Records H4004LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records LC 655210", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album |
| ? | US | Capitol Records 34-401817", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Capitol Records EBF-40047", Album | 7", Album |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ADF-40047", 45 RPM, Album | 7", 45 RPM, Album |
11 vinyl pressings of Cowboy Favorites are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1946 and 1950.
The earliest pressings are from 1946, in US. One of them is Capitol Records BD-27, released July 1946.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BD-27) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CAP-624-3A [Anvil symbol] 5 and CAP-631-3A #2 [Anvil symbol] 4. 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.
