Vinyl pressings
by Emmylou Harris · 1981
Evangeline 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.
27 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 19 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 1-3508 JW TML-S 0Side A runout, variant 1
BSK 2-3508 JW1 TML-S 0Side B runout, variant 1
BSK 1-3508 JW1 TML-M 0Side A runout, variant 2
BSK 2-3508 JW1 TML-M 0Side B runout, variant 2
BSK-1-3508 WW2 #2 TML-S ━◁Runout, side A, var 1
BSK-2-3508 WW1 #1 TML-M • ━◁Runout, side B, var 1
BSK-1-3508 WW2 #7 TML-S • ━◁Runout, side A, var 2
BSK-2-3508 WW1 #7 TML-M • ━◁Runout, side B, var 2
BSK 1∙3508 LW2∙ TML S 1 ✲ ✲Variant 1, side A runout
BSK 2-3508 LW6∙ TML M ✲ ✲ 1Variant 1, side B runout
BSK 1∙3508 LW1 TML M 1 ✲ ✲Variant 2, side A runout
BSK 2∙3508 LW7 TML M 1 ✲ ✲Variant 2, side B runout
K.56880-A1 STRAWBERRY W-2Runout side A
K.56880-B1 W 4 I STRAWBERRYRunout side A
Å MX197417 BSK3508-1Runout side A
D MX197418 BSK3508-2Runout side B
MX197417Label side A
MX197418Label side B
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 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3508First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 36.181First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records XBS 3508First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 880First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 880First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 880First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 880First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records K 56880First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 880First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Ireland | Warner Bros. Records K 56880First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records WB 56880First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10969WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records LWB-6033First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 880First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 880 / Warner Bros. Records (BSK 3508)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Europe | Warner Records 075597926781 / Nonesuch 075597926781LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3508LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3508LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 880LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
37 vinyl pressings of Evangeline are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1981 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, South Korea, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BSK 3508.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BSK 3508, K 56880, OLW-148, 36.181) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BSK 1-3508 JW TML-S 0 and BSK 2-3508 JW1 TML-S 0. 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.
