Vinyl pressings
by Emmylou Harris · 1978
Quarter Moon In A Ten Cent Town was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. 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 1978, 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-1-3141 JW2 #2 0Side A runout, variant 1
BSK-2-3141 JW2 #1 0Side B runout, variant 1
BSK-1-3141 JW2 #3 0Side A runout, variant 2
BSK-2-3141 JW1 #1 0Side B runout, variant 2
BSK-1-3141 G1 GoLRunout side A, variant 1
BSK-2-3141 G1 GoLRunout side B, variant 1
BSK-1-3141 G2 GoLRunout side A, variant 2
BSK-2-3141 G1 GoLRunout side B, variant 2
BSK-1-3141 WW1 —◁A-side runout, etched
BSK-2-3141 WW1 —◁B-side runout, etched
BSK-1-3141 LW1Side 1 runout etched
✶Side 1 runout stamped
BSK-2-3141 LW1Side 2 runout etched
✶Side 2 runout stamped
BSK-1-3141-MCA-1-1 <>-P-<>Side 1 Etched & Stamped
BSK-2-3141-MCA-1-1 <>-P-<>Side II Etched & Stamped
BSK-1-3141 G1 GoLRunout, Side A/etched
BSK-2-3141 G1 GoLRunout, Side B/etched
BSK-1-3141 G2 GoLRunout, Side A/etched
BSK-2-3141 G1 GoLRunout, Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3141First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Belgium | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 443First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records KBS-3141First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records KBS-3141First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records KBS-3141First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Warner Bros. Records 56 443First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 56443 / Warner Bros. Records WB 56 443First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 443 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3141First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records 34 074 5LP, Album, Club Edition, Repress · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Repress · Club edition |
| 1978 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 443 / Warner Bros. Records (BSK 3141)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records 34 074 5 / Warner Bros. Records 34 074-5LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1978 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 443 / Warner Bros. Records (BSK 3141)LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 56443First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10465WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10465WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | US | Nonesuch 559088-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 443LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 443 / Warner Bros. Records (BSK 3141)LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Warner Bros. Records 56 443LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 56443 / Warner Bros. Records WB 56 443LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 443 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3141LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 56443LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 443LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3141LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
48 vinyl pressings of Quarter Moon In A Ten Cent Town are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1978 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BSK 3141, released January 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BSK 3141, K 56443, WB 56 443, KBS-3141) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BSK-1-3141 JW2 #2 0 and BSK-2-3141 JW2 #1 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.
