Vinyl pressings
by Tom T. Hall · 1974
Songs Of Fox Hollow was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1974, 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 SRM-1-500A-CT1 CTH MASTERDISK G.K. B17Side A stamped, exc. "T1", "CTH", "G.K." and "17" etched
T1 SRM-1-500B-CT1 CTH MASTERDISK G.K. B13Side B stamped, exc. "T1", "CTH", "G.K." and "13" etched
SRM-500-ASide A label
SRM-500-BSide B label
SRM-1-500A-CS6 A MASTERDISK G.K.Side A runout, variant 1
SRM-1-500b-CS6 A 12 MASTERDISK G.K.Side B runout, variant 1
SRM-1-500B-CS6 MASTERDISK G.K. ASide B runout, variant 2
SRM-1-500A-CS5 MASTERDISK G.K. A9Side A runout, variant 2
SRM-1-500A-CS6 1 S MASTERDISK G.K. A3Side A
SRM-1-500B-CS6 1 S MASTERDISK G.K. B2Side B
SRM-500-ASide A label
SRM-500-BSide B label
SRM-1-500A-CP4 MASTERDISK G.K.Side A runout
SRM-1-500B-CP4 MASTERDISK G.K.Side B runout
SRM-1-500-ASide A label
SRM-1-500-BSide B label
SRM-1-500A-CP3 MASTERDISK G.K.Side A
SRM-1-500B-CP4 MASTERDISK G.K.Side B
SRM-1- 500 ASide A label
SRM-1-500 BSide B label
SRM-1-500A-CT2 MASTERDISK G.K.Side A
SRM-1-500B-CT2 MASTERDISK G.K.Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-500LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1974 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-500First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Mercury SRM-1-500First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Mercury SRM-1-500 / RCA Music Service R 114059LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1974 | US | Mercury SRM-1-500First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Mercury SRM 1-500 / Mercury SRM-1-500First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Mercury SRM-1-500First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Mercury SRM 1-500 / Mercury SRM-1-500First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Mercury SRM 1-500 / Mercury SRM-1-500First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | Mercury SRM-1-500LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | US | Mercury 422 832-350-1 Q-1 / Mercury 832-350-1 Q-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Songs Of Fox Hollow are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1974 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, Canada. One of them is Mercury SRM 1-500, released November 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRM 1-500, SRM-1-500) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 SRM-1-500A-CT1 CTH MASTERDISK G.K. B17 and T1 SRM-1-500B-CT1 CTH MASTERDISK G.K. B13. 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.
