Vinyl pressings
by Linda Ronstadt · 1973
Don't Cry Now was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 8 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.
S SD 5064-A2 G1A Side Etch, variant 1
SD 5064-B1 E2 SB Side Etch, variant 1
SD 5064-A2 E7 S 1A Side Etch, variant 2
SD 5064-B1 E3 S 1B Side Etch, variant 2
1 SD-5064-A SX T CTH D8Runout Side A, variant 2
2 SD-5064 B CTH SX T A19Runout Side B, variant 2
1 SD-50640A1 CTH SXT A41Runout Side A, variant 5
2 (upside down) SD-5064B CTH SXT A30Runout Side B, variant 5
SD-5064-A SX C ISide A Runout, variant 1
SD 5064 B2 SX C ISide B Runout, variant 1
SD-5064-A SX C ISide A Runout, variant 2
SD-5064 B SX C 1Side B Runout, variant 2
SD-5064-A A7 ISide one runout, etched
SD 5064-B2 A1 2Side two runout, etched
S 1 SD-5064-A1 A6Runout A
S 1 SD 5064-B1 A2Runout B
SD-5064-ALabel A
SD-5064-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Asylum Records SD 5064First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Belgium | Asylum Records AS 43 002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Asylum Records SD 5064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Asylum Records SD 5064First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Asylum Records SD 5064First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | France | Asylum Records AS 43 002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Asylum Records AS 43 002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Asylum Records AS 43 002First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Japan | Asylum Records P-8399YFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Asylum Records SD 5064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Asylum Records SD 5064 / Asylum Records SD-5064First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Asylum Records SD 5064LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| 1973 | US | Asylum Records SD 5064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Asylum Records SD 5064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Asylum Records SD 5064 / Asylum Records SD-5064First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Asylum Records SD-5064LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | Asylum Records P-6542YLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-300LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Worldwide | Elektra/Asylum Records R1 5064LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Asylum Records SD 5064LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Asylum Records SD 5064LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Asylum Records AS 43 002LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Asylum Records AS 43 002LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | Asylum Records AS 43 002 / Asylum Records SD 5064LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Taiwan | Giant TD-1331LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Asylum Records SD 5064LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Asylum Records SD-5064LP, Album | LP, Album |
40 vinyl pressings of Don't Cry Now are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1973 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Australia, Belgium, Canada and more. One of them is Asylum Records SD 5064, released September 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 5064, AS 43 002, P-8399Y) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S SD 5064-A2 G1 and SD 5064-B1 E2 S. 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.
