Vinyl pressings
by Dolly Parton · 1982
I Will Always Love You was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. 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 1982, 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.
PB-13260-A-2 PRECISION D.L. I A2Side A Runout, variant 1
PB-13260-B-2 PRECISION D.L. I A4Side B Runout, variant 1
PB-13260-A-2 PRECISION D.L. I A1Side A Runout, variant 2
PB-13260-B-2 PRECISION D.L. I A2Side B Runout, variant 2
PB-13260-A-1 PRECISION D.L.Side A Runout
PB-13260-B-1 PRECISION D.L.Side B Runout
PB-13260-ASide A Label
PB-13260-BSide B Label
PB 13260 ASide A runout
PB 13260 BSide B runout
PB-13260-ASide A label
PB-13260-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | RCA Victor 104040First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Canada | RCA Victor PB-13260First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Germany | RCA PB 3260First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1982 | Jamaica | RCAFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | New Zealand | RCA Victor 104040First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Spain | RCA PB-3260First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | UK | RCA RCA 270First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1982 | US | RCA PB-13260First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | RCA JK-13260First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | RCA JB-13260First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1983 | Netherlands | RCA PB 3260 / RCA PB-32607", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of I Will Always Love You are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1982 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is RCA PB-13260.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PB-13260, JK-13260, JB-13260, RCA 270) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PB-13260-A-2 PRECISION D.L. I A2 and PB-13260-B-2 PRECISION D.L. I A4. 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.
