Vinyl pressings
by Kenny Rogers · 1983
This Woman / Buried Treasure was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. 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 1983, 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.
PB-13710-A-4S 4358 Criteria MFA-Side runout, variant 1
PB-13710-B-4S 4369 Criteria MFB-Side runout, variant 1
PB-13710-A-4S 4350 Criteria MFA-Side runout, variant 2
PB-13710-B-4S 4349 Criteria MFB-Side runout, variant 2
PB-13710-A-6S Criteria MF MR Δ109540Etched Side A, except Criteria stamped
PB 13710-B-7S Criteria MF MR Δ109540XEtched Side B, except Criteria stamped
PB-13710-AA-Side Label
PB-13710-BB-Side Label
A1 PB-13710-A-1S Criteria MF IRunout A
A2 PB-13710-B-1S Criteria MF IRunout B
PB-13710-AA-Side Label
PB-13710-BB-Side Label
PB-13710-A-5S Criteria MFRunout A
PB-13710-B-5S Criteria MFRunout B
PB-13710-ALabel A
PB-13710-BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Barbados | RCA PB-13710First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Canada | RCA PB-13710First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Germany | RCA Victor PB 60128First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Germany | RCA Victor PB 601287", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | Mexico | RCA SP 5853First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | New Zealand | RCA Victor 104225First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Philippines | RCA XFPBO-1107First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | Spain | RCA PB-60128First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Sweden | RCA Victor PB 60128First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | US | RCA PB-13710First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1983 | US | RCA JK-13710First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | RCA PB-13710-JXFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | US | RCA PB-13710First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | US | RCA PB-13710First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1983 | US | RCA PB-13710First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA Victor 1042257", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | France | RCA PB 37107" | 7" |
21 vinyl pressings of This Woman / Buried Treasure are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1983 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, Barbados, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is RCA PB-13710.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PB-13710, PB-13710-JX, JK-13710, PB 60128) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PB-13710-A-4S 4358 Criteria MF and PB-13710-B-4S 4369 Criteria MF. 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.
