US
1965- Label and catalog number
- RCA Victor LPM-3418
- Format
- LP, Mono · Rockaway Pressing
- Runout / matrix
SPRM-3045--1S A1 RRunout, Side A, stamped
SPRM-3046--1S A1 RRunout, Side B, stamped
Vinyl pressings
by Willie Nelson · 1965
Country Willie - His Own Songs was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1965, 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.
SPRM-3045--1S A1 RRunout, Side A, stamped
SPRM-3046--1S A1 RRunout, Side B, stamped
SPRS-3047 - - 3 S A1 IRunout Side A; serif I
SPRS-3048 - - 3 S A1 IRunout Side B, serif I
SPRM-3045 - - 3S H ASide A runout
SPRM-3046 - - 3S H ASide B runout
SPRM-3045Label A
SPRM-3046Label B
SPRS-3047 - - 4 S H ARunout A
SPRS-3048 - - 1 S H ARunout B
SPRS-3047Label A
SPRS-3048Label B
SPRM-3045--2S A1 ISide A runout
SPRM-3046--2S B1 ISide B runout
SPRM-3045Label A
SPRM-3046Label B
SPRS-3047 - - 2 S A1 RRunout A
SPRS-3048 - - 2 S B1 RRunout B
SPRS-3047Label A
SPRS-3048Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | US | RCA Victor LPM-3418First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | RCA Victor LSP-3418First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | RCA Victor LPM-3418 / RCA Victor LPM 3418First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | RCA Victor LSP-3418 / RCA Victor LSP 3418First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | RCA Victor LPM-3418 / RCA Victor LPM 3418First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | RCA Victor LSP-3418 / RCA Victor LSP 3418First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | RCA Victor RD-7749LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | RCA Victor LSP-3418LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | RCA Victor LSP-3418LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | RCA RMP-5135 (S) / RCA LSP-3418LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | RCA Victor LSP-3418 / Sony Music 19439941811LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-3418LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Country Willie - His Own Songs are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1965 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US. One of them is RCA Victor LPM-3418.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPM-3418, LSP-3418) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SPRM-3045--1S A1 R and SPRM-3046--1S A1 R. 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.