Vinyl pressings
by The Trombones, Inc. · 1959
They Met At The Continental Divide 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. 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.
RS 38208 R1 US PAT#RE23,946 GB PAT#713,418Side A runout
RS 38207 R3 US PAT#RE23,946 GB PAT#713,418Side B runout
S 38208A-side label
S 38207B-side label
R 8208 V2Runout side A
R 8207 RE V6Runout side B
8208A-side label
8207B-side label
R • 8208 • V2 HSide A runout
R • 8207 • RE • V4 H ASide B runout
8208Side A label
8207Side 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 | US | Warner Bros. Records 1272 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1272First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Warner Bros. Records 1272 / Warner Bros. Records W 1272First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Warner Bros. Records 1272 / Warner Bros. Records W 1272First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records WB-1009 / Warner Bros. Records W 1272LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records WB 1009LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records WBS 1029 / Warner Bros. Records 1272LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1961 | UK | Warner Bros. Records WS 8023 / Warner Bros. Records 1272LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | UK | Warner Bros. Records WM 4023 / Warner Bros. Records WM.4023LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1272 / Warner Bros. Records 1272LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1272 / Warner Bros. Records 1272LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1272 / Warner Bros. Records 1272LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | France | Warner Bros. Records LPW. 1515 / Warner Bros. Records 1272LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records WS 1272 / Warner Bros. Records P-7540WLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Warner Bros. Records WS-1272 / Warner Bros. Records 1272LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records SWB 1036-C / Deutscher Schallplattenclub J-117LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-7540WLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1272LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of They Met At The Continental Divide are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1959 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 1272.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1272) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RS 38208 R1 US PAT#RE23,946 GB PAT#713,418 and RS 38207 R3 US PAT#RE23,946 GB PAT#713,418. 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.
