Vinyl pressings
by Waylon Jennings · 1974
Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line 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.
4 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 3 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.
ACL1-0306A-1 HSide A runout, variant 1
ACL1-0306B-2 HSide B runout, variant 1
ACL1-0306A-2 A1Side A runout, variant 2
ACL1-0306B-1 A1Side B runout, variant 2
ACL1-0306A-2 I‒ A1Side A runout
ACL1-0306B-1 I‒Side B runout
ACL1-0306-ASide A label
ACL1-0306-BSide B label
ACL1-0306A TXSide A runout
ACL1-0306B. TXSide B runout
ACL1-0306-ASide A label
ACL1-0306-BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | RCA Camden ACL1-0306First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | Canada | RCA Camden ACL1-0306First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | US | RCA Camden ACL1-0306First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | US | RCA Camden ACL1-0306First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | RCA Camden ACL1-0306 / Pickwick ACL-0306LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | RCA Camden CL 50037LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Pickwick ACL-0306LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Pickwick ACL-0306LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Pickwick ACL-0306 / Pickwick ACL1-0306LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Pickwick ACL-0306LP, Compilation, Misprint, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Misprint, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, Australia, Canada. One of them is RCA Camden ACL1-0306.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ACL1-0306) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ACL1-0306A-1 H and ACL1-0306B-2 H. 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.
