US
1959- Label and catalog number
- King Records 615
- Format
- LP, Album
Vinyl pressings
by The Stanley Brothers · 1959
Stanley Brothers And The Clinch Mountain Boys was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. 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 1959, 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.
K-12-615-A-1Side A runout, etched
K-12-615-B-1Side B runout, etched
KLP-615-ASide A label
KLP-615-ASide B label
K-12-615-A-1Side A runout, etched
K-12-615-B-1Side B runout, etched
LP-615Side A label
LP-615Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Canada | King Records 615 / Regency LP-615First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | King Records 615First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1959 | US | King Records 615First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Germany | Polydor 623 024LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1963 | Germany | Polydor 623 024LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | King Records 615LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | US | King Records KLP 615 / Gusto Records KLP 615LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | King Records 615 / Gusto Records K 615LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Gusto-Starday VIP-5044(M)LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | US | King Records KLP-615 / Highland Music, Inc. K-615LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Polydor 623 024LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | King Records K 615LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | King Records KLP-615LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Stanley Brothers And The Clinch Mountain Boys are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1959 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, Canada. One of them is King Records 615.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 615) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.