Vinyl pressings
by Emmylou Harris · 1979
Blue Kentucky Girl was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
29 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 15 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.
BSK-1-3318-JW1 #1 TML-SRunout side A, variant 1
BSK-2-3318-JW1 #2 TML-SRunout side B, variant 1
BSK-1-3318-JW4 #3 TML-M 0Runout side A, variant 2
BSK-2-3318-JW4 #3 TML-M 0Runout side B, variant 2
BSK-1-3318-WW1 #2 TML M - XA-Side runout, variant 1
BSK-2-3318-WW1 #2 TML M - XB-Side runout, variant 1
BSK-1-3318-WW3. "웃" • ━◁ TML-M XA-Side runout, variant 2
BSK-2-3318-WW1 • ━◁ TML-M XB-Side runout, variant 2
BSK-1-3318-LW4- TML-M ✲Variant 1, runout A
BSK-2-3318--LW4- C2 TML-M ✲Variant 1, runout B
BSK-1-3318-LW1 TML-M ✲Variant 2, runout A
BSK-2-3318-LW1 TML-M ✲Variant 2, runout B
BSX-3318-A- "웃" 1B 8A SXT S2Side A runout
BSX-3318-B-1A SXT A11 S1Side B runout
BSK-1-3318-1A
BSK-1-3318-1B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WBC 1419First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3318First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3318First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Belgium | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 627First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 36.133First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3318First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3318First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | WEA Filipacchi Music 56 627First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Warner Bros. Records 56 627 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3318First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 627 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3318First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 627First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 26627 (3318)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 56627First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 56627First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10653WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | US | Nonesuch 559092-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2017 | US | Nonesuch 559092-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3318LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 627LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
38 vinyl pressings of Blue Kentucky Girl are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1979 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BSK 3318, released April 13, 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BSK 3318, BSK-3318, K56627, WBC 1419) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BSK-1-3318-JW1 #1 TML-S and BSK-2-3318-JW1 #2 TML-S. 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.
