Vinyl pressings
by The Louvin Brothers · 1958
The Family Who Prays was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 2 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.
- T1-1061-D1#2 [Anvil symbol]Side A runout
- T2-1061-D3 [Anvil symbol]Side B runout
T1-1061Side A label
T2-1061Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Canada | Capitol Records T 1061First yearLP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1958 | Canada | Capitol Records T 1061First yearLP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Capitol Records T 1061 / Capitol Records T-1061First yearLP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | US | Capitol Records T 1061LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records T 1061 / Capitol Records T-1061LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records DT 1061 / Capitol Records DT-1061LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | Capitol Records SM-1061LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Capitol Records SM 1061LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Capitol Records SM 1061LP, Stereo, Album, Reissue | LP, Stereo, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | US | Capitol Records SM 1061LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | US | Capitol Records SM 1061LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Barbados | Capitol Records DT 1061 / West Indies Records (Barbados) Ltd. DT 1061LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Barbados | Capitol Records DT 1061 / West Indies Records (Barbados) Ltd. DT 1061LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records DT-1061 / Capitol Records DT 1061LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Capitol Records DT 1061 / Capitol Records DT-1061LP, Stereo, Album, Reissue | LP, Stereo, Album, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of The Family Who Prays are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1958 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, Canada. One of them is Capitol Records T 1061, released September 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 1061) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, - T1-1061-D1#2 [Anvil symbol] and - T2-1061-D3 [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.
