Vinyl pressings
by Bob Dylan · 1973
Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 14 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.
PAL 32460-1D o SXT A13 2Variant 2 A-side runout
PBL 32460-1A o SXT C12 1Variant 2 B-side runout
T Ƨ PAL 32460 1-J o A3Variant 7 A-side runout
2 PBL 32460 1B o SX T E1Variant 7 B-side runout
S PAL 32460-1D oSide A runout, variant 1
S PBL 32460-1B oSide B runout, variant 1
S 1 PAL 32460 1G o A10Side A runout, variant 2
S 2 PA̶BL 32460 1B oSide B runout, variant 2
2 PAL 32460 - 1D o SX PSide A runout, variant 1
P PBL 32460 1C ASide B runout, variant 1
P 2 PAL 32460 - 1E o SX ASide A runout, variant 2
P 2 PBL 32460-1A o SX ASide B runout, variant 2
S 69042 A1 A 3 0Side A runout, variant 1
S 69042 B1 A 3 9Side B runout, variant 1
S 69042 AI CSide A runout, variant 2
S 69042 BI DSide B runout, variant 2
AL-32460-1A C2-G oSide 1 runouts
BL-32460-1A C2-G oSide 2 runouts
AL 32460Side 1 label
BL 32460Side 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | CBS SBP 234389 / CBS SBP-234389First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Europe | CBS S 69042 / CBS KC 32460First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Europe | CBS S 69042LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1973 | Europe | CBS S 69042 / CBS KC 32460First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Greece | CBS S 69042 / CBS 69042First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Israel | CBS 69042 / CBS 69042First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Italy | CBS S 69042First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Italy | CBS S 69042LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPM 70First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPM 70First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Malaysia | CBS/Sony KC 32460First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 474135First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Singapore | CBS/Sony KC 32460First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | South Africa | CBS ASF.1775First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Spain | CBS S 69042First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Spain | CBS S 69042LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Argentina | Columbia 80.011LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Argentina | Columbia 80.011LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1982 | Spain | CBS CBS 32098 / CBS S 32098LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Uruguay | Columbia 80.011LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Yugoslavia | CBS S 69042 / Suzy CBS 69042LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Yugoslavia | Suzy CBS 69042 / CBS S 69042LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Yugoslavia | Suzy CBS 69042 / CBS S 69042LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | UK | CBS CBS 32098LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | UK | CBS CBS 32098LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | UK | CBS CBS 32098LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | UK | CBS CBS 32098LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Europe | Columbia COL 32098 1 / Columbia 32098 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Europe | Columbia 19075907251LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | US | Columbia 19075907251LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | Italy | Columbia KC 32460LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-487 / Columbia 88875183731LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2022 | UK | Columbia KC 32460LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 234389LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 234389LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 234389 / CBS SBP-234389LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | CBS 159009 / Discos CBS 159.009LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia WKC 32460LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia KC 32460LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32098 / CBS 32098LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS S 69042 / CBS KC 32460LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS 32098 / CBS CBS 32098LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS S 69042LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | CBS S 69042 / CBS KC 32460LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Columbia 32098 1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32098 / CBS 32098LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS S 69042 / CBS 69042LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS 32098 / CBS CBS 32098LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
80 vinyl pressings of Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1973 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia KC 32460, released July 13, 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KC 32460, S 69042, SBP 234389, 69042) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL 32460-1D o SXT A13 2 and PBL 32460-1A o SXT C12 1. 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.
