Vinyl pressings
by George Jones · 1981
Still The Same Ole Me 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.
9 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 4 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.
PAL-37106-1K CX T1A side runout, Variant 1
PBL 37106-1B CX T1B side runout, Variant 1
PAL-37106-1P CX T1A side runout, Variant 2
PBL 37106-1A CX T1B side runout, Variant 2
PAL-37106-1G o B1 CX 1SSide A Etched / B stamped
PBL 37106-1C o A1 CX 1SSide B Etched
AL 37106Label side A
BL 37106Label side B
CX PAL-37106-1F I C CX P oSide A runout, variant 1
CXBL 37106-3C COLUMBIA NY A P oSide B runout, variant 1
CX P C o PAL37106-1FSide A runout, variant 2
CX P C PBL37106-1FSide B runout, variant 2
PAL-37106-1F CXA side runout
PBL 37106-1K CXB side runout
AL 37106A side label
BL 37106B side label
P 0 AL37106-4A ASide A etched except trailing A
P 0 BL37106-4ASide B etched
AL 37106Label side A
BL 37106Label side B
^ CX o PAL-37106-1ESide A, etched [except stamped: ^]
CX PBL-37106-1LSide B, etched
AL 37106Label A
BL 37106Label 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 | Epic ELPS 4283First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | Epic EPC 84949First yearLP | LP |
| 1981 | US | Epic FE 37106First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | Epic FE 37106First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | Epic FE 37106First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Epic FE 37106First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Epic FE 37106First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Epic FE 37106First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | Epic FE 37106First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Epic PE 37106LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Still The Same Ole Me are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Canada, Australia. One of them is Epic FE 37106.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FE 37106, EPC 84949, ELPS 4283) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL-37106-1K CX T1 and PBL 37106-1B CX T1. 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.
