Vinyl pressings
by Linda Ronstadt · 1978
Living In The USA 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.
53 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 25 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-155-A-RE-SP 1-6 TML-MSide A runout, variant 1
6E-155-B-RE-SP 1-3 TML-MSide B runout, variant 1
1-1SM1-1 [SRC logo] 6E-155-A-RE-SP 1 TML-MSide A runout, variant 2
6E-155-B-RE-SP 1-4 TML-MSide B runout, variant 2
DP-401-A2-GL 6̶E̶ ̶1̶5̶5̶-̶A̶ TML-SRunout A variant 1
DP-401-B-GLRunout B variant 1
DP-401-A2-GI (3) TML-MRunout A variant 2
DP-401-B-GL TML-MRunout B variant 2
6E-155-A-3-RE-PRCW 1- TML-SRunout Side A, etched and stamped variant 1
6E-155-B-4-RE-PRCW 1-111 TML-MRunout Side B, etched and stamped variant 1
6E-155-A-3-RE-PRCW TML-SRunout Side A variant 2
6E 155-B-4-RE-PRCW-1 TML-MRunout Side B variant 2
6E-155-A-8-RE-PRC TML-M PRCRunout A, variant 1
6E-155-B-7-RE-PRC TML-S PRCRunout B, variant 1
6E-155-A-6-RE-PRC-11-1 TML-M PRCRunout A, variant 2
6E-155-B-8-RE-PRC-11-11 TML-S PRCRunout B, variant 2
6E-155-A-9-RE-CR1W · M1F △23729 ④ #64 [MR logo in circle] TML-S ✻Side A runout
6E-155-B-10-RE-CR1W · MA △23729-X ③ 64# [MR logo in circle] TML-M ✻Side B runout
6E-155-ASide A label
6E-155-BSide B label
6E155-A13 K-10062 GOLRunout Side A Etched
6E155-B13 K-10064 GOLRunout Side B Etched
TML-MRunout Stamped Both SIdes
6E-155-A SPLabel Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Argentina | Asylum Records 50-16.053First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Australia | Asylum Records 6E-155First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Australia | Asylum Records AUC 4532(X)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Australia | Asylum Records 6E-155First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Belgium | Asylum Records AS 53085First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | Asylum Records 6E-155First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Asylum Records 6E-155First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Asylum Records 6E-155First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Asylum Records 6E-155First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Asylum Records 6E-155First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Asylum Records 6E-155First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Colombia | Asylum Records 23 4131 0084First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Asylum Records 53085 / Asylum Records 53085 (6E 155)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | France | Asylum Records AS 53 085First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Asylum Records AS 53 085 / Asylum Records 6E-155First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | US | Friday Music FRM-6155LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
61 vinyl pressings of Living In The USA are listed here, from 26 countries, released between 1978 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Asylum Records 6E-155, released September 19, 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6E-155, DP 401, 6E 155, K 53085) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6E-155-A-RE-SP 1-6 TML-M and 6E-155-B-RE-SP 1-3 TML-M. 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.
