Vinyl pressings
by Linda Ronstadt · 1978
Back In The U.S.A. was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 15 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.
ES-45519-A1-SP [SRC logo] TML-S 1 - 1Runout side A
ES-45519-B-SP [SRC logo] TML-M 1 -2Runout side B
E-45519-ALabel A side
E-45519-BLabel B side
ES-45519-A3 - AR TML-S R-Ԑ686A Side, runout, etched / TML-S stamped
ES-45519-B2 - AR TML-M R-3686B Side, runout, etched / TML-M stamped
EM-45519-A-AR R-3685 TML-SSide A runout
ES-45519-A3-AR TML-S R-3686Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Argentina | Asylum Records 32.647First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Australia | Asylum Records E 45519First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Brazil | Asylum Records 12.030First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Canada | Asylum Records E 45519First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | France | Asylum Records 13133 / Asylum Records 13 133First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Asylum Records AS 13 133 / Asylum Records AS 13.133First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Asylum Records AS 13 133 / Asylum Records AS 13133First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Asylum Records E 45 519First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Panama | Elektra E-45519First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1978 | Rhodesia | Asylum Records AUS 425First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1978 | US | Asylum Records E-45519First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Asylum Records E-45519First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1978 | US | Asylum Records E-45519First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1978 | US | Asylum Records E-45519First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1978 | US | Asylum Records E-45519First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
25 vinyl pressings of Back In The U.S.A. are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Belgium, Germany and more. One of them is Asylum Records E-45519.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use E-45519, K 13133, AS 13133, AS 13 133) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ES-45519-A1-SP [SRC logo] TML-S 1 - 1 and ES-45519-B-SP [SRC logo] TML-M 1 -2. 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.
