Vinyl pressings
by The Charlie Daniels Band · 1976
High Lonesome was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 5 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.
AL-34377-1A STERLING PRunout A etch, STERLING P stamp - Variant 1
BL-34377-1A STERLING PRunout B etch, STERLING P stamp - Variant 1
AL-34377-1A STERLING ARunout A etch, STERLING A stamp - Variant 2
BL-34377-1A STERLING ERunout B etch, STERLING E stamp - Variant 2
AL-34377-1C STERLING o SRunout A etch, STERLING o stamp
BL-34377-1C STERLING B17 o ƧRunout B etch, STERLING, o stamp
AL 34377Matrix A on label
BL 34377Matrix B on label
AL 34377-1B STERLING T2Matrix A on label
T1 BL 34377-1J STERLINGMatrix B on label
AL-34377A Side Label
BL-34377B Side Label
T1 º AL-34377- -̶̷1̶̷H̶̷-̶̷ 1F STERLING B2A Side Etch exc º, Sterling, B stamps, var. 1
º T2 BL-34377-1E STERLING A1B Side Etch exc º, Sterling stamps, var. 1
EPC S 81666 A2Side A runout
EPC S 81666 B1Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia & New Zealand | Epic ELPS 3800First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Epic PE 34377First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Epic 25AP 335First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Epic 25AP 335First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | UK | Epic EPC 81666First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Epic PE 34377 / Epic 34377First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Epic PE 34377First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Epic PE 34377First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Epic PE 34377First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Epic PE 34377 / Epic 34377First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Spain | Epic EPC 81666LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Spain | Epic EPC 81666LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Epic 34377 / Epic PE 34377LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Epic PE 34377 / Epic 34377LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Epic PE 34377LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Epic PE 34377LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Epic PE 34377 / Epic 34377LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Epic PE 34377LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of High Lonesome are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia & New Zealand, Canada and more. One of them is Epic PE 34377.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PE 34377, EPC 81666, ELPS 3800, 25AP 335) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-34377-1A STERLING P and BL-34377-1A STERLING P. 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.
