Vinyl pressings
by Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys · 1974
For The Last Time 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 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.
UALA-216 J2-1(2)Etched, Side A Runout [variant 1]
UALA-216 J2-2Etched, Side B Runout [variant 1]
UALA-216 J2-3Etched, Side C Runout [variant 1]
UALA-216 J2-4Etched, Side D Runout [variant 1]
UALA-216-J2-1(2) RFS/WSS 33Side A runout
UALA-216-J2-2 RFS/WSS 22Side B runout
UALA-216-J2-3 RFS/WSS 22Side C runout
UALA-216-J2-4 RFS/WSS 22Side D runout
T1 UALA-216-G2-1 RFS/WSS A3Runout side A, variant 1
T1 UALA-216-G2-2-1 RFS/WSS A3Runout side B, variant 1
T1 UALA-216-G2-3-2 RFS/WSS 05Runout side C, variant 1
T1 UALA-216-G2-4-2 RFS/WSS 37Runout side D, variant 1
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 | Germany | United Artists Records UAS 29668/69 XD / United Artists Records 29668/69 XDFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA216-J2First yearLP, Album, Box Set | LP, Album, Box Set |
| 1974 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA216-J2LP, Album, Club Edition, Box Set · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Box Set · Club edition |
| 1974 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA216-J2First yearLP, Album, Box Set | LP, Album, Box Set |
| 1974 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA216-J2LP, Album, LP, Promo, Transcription, Stereo, Box Set · Promo | LP, Album, LP, Promo, Transcription, Stereo, Box Set · Promo |
| 1974 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA216-J2First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1977 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA216-J2LP, Album, Repress, Box Set | LP, Album, Repress, Box Set |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Liberty LXB-216 / Liberty LBML-216LP, Album, Reissue, Box Set | LP, Album, Reissue, Box Set |
| ? | US | Liberty LXB-216 / Liberty LMBL-216LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Liberty LXB-216 / Liberty LMBL-216LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of For The Last Time are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1974 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, Germany. One of them is United Artists Records UA-LA216-J2.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UA-LA216-J2, UAS 29668/69 XD) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UALA-216 J2-1(2) and UALA-216 J2-2. 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.
