Vinyl pressings
by Chet Atkins · 1985
Stay Tuned was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 8 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.
P-AP PAL 39591-2F CSide A runout, variant 1
P-2 PBL 39591-2D ᐱSide B runout, variant 1
P AP 0-G PAL 39591-2E XG 0 2Side A runout, variant 2
P AP -G PBL 39591-2B XG 1 3Side B runout, variant 2
<JX AD> AL 39591 G2A G1 B4Side A runout
<JX AD> BL 39591 G2A G1 A1Side B runout
AL 39591Side A label
BL 39591Side B label
CBS 26265 A1Side 1
CBS 26265 B1Side 2
CBS 26265 A1 CRunout Side A
CBS 26265 B1 CRunout Side B
AL-39591-2A-2HZ: DMSide 1 runout, etched, variant 1
BL-39591-2A-2H: DMSide 2 runout, etched, variant 1
AL-39591-1A-2HZ: DM-1Side 1 runout, etched, variant 2
BL-39591-1A-2HZ: DM-1Side 2 runout, etched, variant 2
MX 215767-B SBP 8076-1Side A Etched
MX 215768-C SBP 8076-2Side B Etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia | CBS SBP 8076First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Brazil | Discos CBS 138.639 / Discos CBS 138639First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | South Africa | CBS ASF 3072First yearLP | LP |
| 1985 | South Korea | CBS KJPL-0432First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Taiwan | CBS CBR 8459 / Himalaya Records CBR 8459First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | UK | CBS 26265First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | UK | CBS 26265LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | UK | CBS 26265First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | US | Columbia FC 39591First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | Columbia FC 39591First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | US | Columbia FC 39591First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | CBS/Sony 28AP 3163LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | CBS/Sony 28AP-3163LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Spain | CBS/Sony COL 473914 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of Stay Tuned are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1985 and 1993.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia FC 39591, released March 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FC 39591, 26265, SBP 8076, 138.639) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P-AP PAL 39591-2F C and P-2 PBL 39591-2D ᐱ. 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.
