Vinyl pressings
by Gino Soccio · 1979
Outline 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.
26 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
CEL 2013 A STERLINGRunout area side A, variant 1
CEL 2013 B STERLINGRunout area side B, variant 1
CEL 2013 A STERLINGRunout area side A, variant 2
CeL 2013 B STERLINGRunout area side B, variant 2
S-1 K 56620-A₁ E.G. STRAWBERRYSide 1
S-1 K 56620-B₁ E.G. STRAWBERRYSide 2
RFC-1-3309-WW1#3 -◁ STERLINGVariant 1 - Runout etched/stamped side A
RFC-2-3309-WW1 -◁ STERLINGVariant 1 - Runout etched/stamped side B
RFC-1-3309-WW1#4 -◁ STERLINGVariant 2 - Runout etched/stamped side A
RFC-2-3309-WW1 #2 -◁ STERLINGVariant 2 - Runout etched/stamped side B
0 RFC-1-3309-JW1#3 STERLINGRunout etched/stamped side A variant 1
0 RFC-2-3309-JW1 #2 STERLINGRunout etched/stamped side B variant 1
0 RFC-1-3309-JW1#2 STERLINGRunout etched/stamped side A variant 2
0 RFC-2-3309-JW1#1 STERLINGRunout etched/stamped side B variant 2
RFC-1-3309-LW1. ✲ STERLINGA-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
RFC-2-3309-LW1. ✲ STERLINGB-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
RFC-1-3309-LW2.2 ✲ STERLINGA-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
RFC-2-3309-LW2.2 ✲ STERLINGB-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
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 | Unknown | Warner Bros. Records WBC 1420First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records 208614 / RFC Records RFC 3309First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records 208614 / RFC Records RFC 3309First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records RFC 3309 / RFC Records RFC 3309First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 36.111 / RFC Records RFC 3309First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Celebration CEL 2013First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Chile | Warner Bros. Records RFC-3309 / RFC Records RFC-3309First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Ecuador | Warner Bros. Records LP-80014First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Warner Bros. Records 56 620 / RFC Records RFC 3309First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 620 / RFC Records RFC 3309First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 620First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 620 / RFC Records RFC 3309First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 620 / RFC Records RFC 3309First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 56620 / RFC Records 3309First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 56620 / RFC Records 3309First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Yugoslavia | Suzy WB 56620 / Warner Bros. Records WB 56 620LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Mexico | Producciones WEA, S.A. de C.V. LWB-5348LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 620 / RFC Records RFC 3309LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Canada | Unidisc SPLP-7235LP · Colored vinyl | LP · Colored vinyl |
33 vinyl pressings of Outline are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1979 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Canada, UK, US, Argentina and more. One of them is Celebration CEL 2013.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CEL 2013, WBC 1420, K 56620, RFC 3309) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CEL 2013 A STERLING and CEL 2013 B STERLING. 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.
