Vinyl pressings
by Linda Ronstadt · 1980
How Do I Make You / Rambler Gambler was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. 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 1980, the album's first year, in 14 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.
0-1 ES 46602-A-2AR TML M R-5210Side A Runout, Variant 1
0-1 ES 46602-B-5AR TML S R-5211-2Side B Runout, Variant 1
E S 46602 A-SP TML-M 1-2 S M1-1 SRCSide A Runout, Variant 2
ES 46602 - B - 5 AR TML-S R-5211 -② 0-1 S M 1-3Side B Runout, Variant 2
E S 46602 A-3AR ᴛᴍʟ-ᴍ R-5210-(1)Side A Runout Etched (ᴛᴍʟ-ᴍ stamped)
ES 46602-B-3AR ᴛᴍʟ-s R-5211-(1)Side B Runout Etched (ᴛᴍʟ-ᴍ stamped)
WEA 12419-A-² PFRunout A, etched
WEA 12419-B- PFRunout B, etched
Manufactured in GermanyRunout A&B, stamped
E-46 602-ALabel A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Asylum Records E 46602First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Brazil | Asylum Records 12.057First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Canada | Asylum Records E-46602First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Canada | Asylum Records E-46602First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Canada | Asylum Records E 46602First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | France | Asylum Records AS 12419 / Asylum Records 12 419First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | France | Asylum Records 12 419First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | France | Asylum Records AS 12419 / Asylum Records 12 419First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | Germany | Asylum Records AS 12 419First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Italy | Asylum Records W 12419First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Italy | Asylum Records W 12419First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Asylum Records AS 12 419 / Asylum Records AS 12.419First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Asylum Records E 46 602First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Peru | Elektra F-ELK 0046602.1First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Scandinavia | Asylum Records AS 12 419First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
25 vinyl pressings of How Do I Make You / Rambler Gambler are listed here, from 14 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Germany, Japan and more. One of them is Asylum Records E-46602, released January 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use E-46602, K 12419, AS 12 419, P 540Y) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0-1 ES 46602-A-2AR TML M R-5210 and 0-1 ES 46602-B-5AR TML S R-5211-2. 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.
