Vinyl pressings
by Emmylou Harris · 1981
Cimarron was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
28 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 16 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 1-3603 JW2 TML-2 0Side A runout, variant 1
BSK 2-3603 JW1 TML-MSide B runout, variant 1
BSK-1-3603-JW3 #1 TML-M 0Side A runout, variant 2
BSK-2-3603 JW1 TML-M #2 0Side B runout, variant 2
BSK-1-3603 JW1 #1 TML-MA-side runout, Variant 1
BSK-2-3603 JW1 #8 TML-MB-side runout, Variant 1
BSK-1-3603 JW3 #1 TML-M 0A-side runout, Variant 2
BSK-2-3603 JW1 #5 TML-M 0B-side runout, Variant 2
BSK 1-3603 LW4 TML-M ✲Variant 1: A-side runout
BSK 2-3603 LW2 TML-S ✲Variant 1: B-side runout
BSK 1-3603 LW4 TML-M ✲Variant 2: A-side runout
BSK 2-3603 LW3 TML-S ✲Variant 2: B-side runout
BSK 1-3603-WW2 II 4 TMLX 1-4A-side runout
BSK 2-3603 WW2 TMLX II 4 SP 1-3B-side runout
BSK-1-3603-WW2 TMLX SP --< 1-1A-side runout [Variant, Etched]
BSK·2-3603 WW2 TMLX #4 --< SP 1-3B-side runout [Variant, Etched]
BSK 1-3603-WW2Side One Etched
TMLXSide One Stamped
TMLXSide Two Stamped
BSK 2-3603-WW2
BSK-1-3603-LW9 ✲ TML-SA-side runout
BSK-2-3603-LW4 ✲ TML-SB-side runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records Inc. SLIN 3189First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3603First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3603First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records XBS 3603First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56955First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 955 / Warner Bros. Records (BSK 3603)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56955First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56955First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records WB 56955First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-11084WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records LWB-6063First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56955 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3603First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3603First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Portugal | Warner Bros. Records WAR 56955First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Scandinavia | Warner Bros. Records WB 56955First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | UK & Europe | Warner Records 075597926774 / Nonesuch 075597926774LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56955LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3603LP, Album | LP, Album |
37 vinyl pressings of Cimarron are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1981 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BSK 3603.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BSK 3603, K 56955, SLIN 3189, XBS 3603) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BSK 1-3603 JW2 TML-2 0 and BSK 2-3603 JW1 TML-M. 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.
