Vinyl pressings
by John Prine · 1979
Pink Cadillac 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.
8 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
6E 222A-3SP RE [SRC Logo] 1-2Side A runout, variant 1
6E 222 B-5RE SP [SRC Logo] 1-1Side B runout, variant 1
6E 222A-3SP RE [SRC Logo] 1-3Side A runout, variant 2
6E 222 B-5RE SP [SRC Logo] 1-1Side B runout, variant 2
6E 222 A-2RE PRCWA Side Runout
6E 222 B-3 PRCWB Side Runout
6E-222-AA Side Label
6E-222-BB Side Label
1-GE 222A-3SP ReSide A, etched
6E 222 B-5 Re SPSide B, etched
SRCBoth sides, stamped
6E-222-A (PRC-W)Side A, label
6E-222-A SPSide A Label
6E-222-B SPSide B Label
6E 222 A-2RE PRC-WEtched Side A
6E 222 B-3 PRC-WEtched Side B
6E-222-A (PRC-W)Label Side A
6E-222-B (PRC-W)Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Asylum Records 6E 222First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Asylum Records Q6E-222First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Asylum Records K52164First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Asylum Records 6E-222First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Asylum Records 6E-222First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Asylum Records 6E-222First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Asylum Records 6E-222First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Asylum Records 6E-222LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1979 | US | Asylum Records 6E-222First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | US | Asylum Records 6E-222LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | Asylum Records 6E-222LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Asylum Records R1 222LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Asylum Records 6E-222LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Pink Cadillac are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1979 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Canada. One of them is Asylum Records 6E-222.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6E-222, K52164, 6E 222, Q6E-222) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6E 222A-3SP RE [SRC Logo] 1-2 and 6E 222 B-5RE SP [SRC Logo] 1-1. 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.
