Vinyl pressings
by John David Souther · 1979
You're Only Lonely 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.
14 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 9 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.
1S PAL-36093- ̶2̶ 2CSide A, etched
S PBL-36093-2CSide B, etched
p 2S PAL-36093- ̶2̶ 2B Sx ASide A, etched, p stamped, variant 1
p PBL-36093-2F BSide B, etched, p Stamped Variant 1
P o PAL-36093-2AA ΛA side etch, exc o Λ stamp
P o PBL-36093-2AF ΛB side etch, exc o Λ stamp
T1 PAL 36093-2G 36093Side A runout, variant 1
T1 PBL 36093-2HSide B runout variant 1
o T1 PAL 36093- 2 G 36093 DSide A runout, variant 2
o T1 PBL 36093- 2H BSide B runout, variant 2
AL 36093Label side A
BL 36093Label side B
CBS·S·53753·A-1Runout Side A, etched
CBS·S·53753·B-1Runout Side B, etched
S CBS 83753 A JC36093Label Side A
S CBS 83753 B JC36093Label Side B
AL 36093∙1A∙2HZ: DM 11Side A variant 1
BL 36093∙1A∙2HZ: DM-8Side B variant 1
AL 36093∙1A∙2HZ: DM 9 [not entirely sure of the last number]Side A Variant 2
BL 36093∙1A∙2HZ: DM-8Side B 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 | Australia | CBS SBP 237380First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Europe | CBS CBS 83753 / CBS 83753First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1632 / Full Moon 25AP 1632First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1632First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1632First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 237380First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | South Africa | CBS ASF 2459 / Full Moon ASF 2459First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | CBS S 83753First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | CBS 83753First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 36093First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Canada | Columbia JC 36093First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 36093First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia PC 36093First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 36093First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Japan | CBS/Sony 20AP 2581LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | South Korea | CBS CPL-1095LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Omnivore Recordings OVLP-552LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia JC 36093LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 36093LP, Album | LP, Album |
19 vinyl pressings of You're Only Lonely are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1979 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia JC 36093, released September 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JC 36093, PC 36093, 83753, SBP 237380) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1S PAL-36093- ̶2̶ 2C and S PBL-36093-2C. 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.
