Vinyl pressings
by The Charlie Daniels Band · 1983
A Decade Of Hits was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 7 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.
PAL-38795 1B P Wally o MASTERED BY CAPITOL P oRunout side A
PBL-38795 1A P Wally o MASTERED BY CAPITOL P oRunout side B
AL 38795Label side A
BL 38795Label side B
PAL-38795 1D B8 Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLVariant 1 - Side A etched exc. MASTER...
PBL-38795 1D C Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLVariant 1 - Side B etched exc. MASTER...
PAL-38795 1A Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLVariant 2 - Side A etched exc. MASTER...
PBL-38795 1J Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLVariant 2 - Side B etched exc. MASTER...
o GI PAL-38795 1D C14 WallyVariant 1, Side A, etched
o GI PBL-38795 1D A4 WallyVariant 1, Side B, etched
o GI PAL-38795 1D C22 WallyVariant 2, Side A, etched
o GI PBL-38795 1C B7 WallyVariant 2, Side B, etched
P 0 PAL-38795 1B Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A etched exc. MASTER...
P 0 PBL-38795 1B Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide B etched exc. MASTER...
P 0 PAL-38795 1B Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A variant 2
P 0 PAL-38795 1J Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide B variant 2
PAL-38795 SP 01 Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A etched exc. MASTER...
(FXAP) BL-38795-GIB 1-1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | Epic ELPS 4386First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1983 | Canada | Epic FE 38795First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1983 | Colombia | Epic 19 367First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1983 | Colombia | Epic 19367First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1983 | Greece | Epic EPC 25587First yearLP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 1983 | South Africa | Epic KSF 2896First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1983 | UK | Epic EPC 25587First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1983 | UK | Epic EPC 25587First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | UK | Epic EPC 25587First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1983 | US | Epic FE 38795First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Epic FE 38795First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Epic FE 38795First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Epic FE 38795First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Epic FE 38795First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1988 | Canada | Epic VFE 38795LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Epic FE 38795LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of A Decade Of Hits are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1983 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Epic FE 38795, released July 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FE 38795, EPC 25587, ELPS 4386, 19 367) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL-38795 1B P Wally o MASTERED BY CAPITOL P o and PBL-38795 1A P Wally o MASTERED BY CAPITOL P o. 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.
