Vinyl pressings
by Marty Robbins · 1979
All Around Cowboy was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 5 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.
PAL36085-1CRunout, Side A etched (Variant 1)
PBL36085-1CRunout, Side B etched (Variant 1)
PAL 36085-1HRunout, Side A (Variant 2)
PBL 36085-1JRunout, Side B (Variant 2)
PAL36085-1B A3Runout side A - Var. 1
PBL36085-1B SRunout side B - Var. 1
PAL36085-1B A4 1SRunout side A - Var. 2
PBL36085-1E A1 \ SRunout side B - Var. 2
PAL36085-1CSide A etched
PBL36085-1CSide B etched
AL 36085Label Side A
BL 36085Label Side B
SHM3174-A1 V 15Side A Etched
SHM3174-B1 V CSide B Etched
AL-36085-1A-2HZ: DM 2Runout Side A {etched}
BL-36085-1A-2HZ: DM 3Runout Side B {etched}
AL 36085Label Side A
BL 36085Label Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | CBS SBP 237368First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 237368First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | CBS CBS 83917First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Hallmark Records SHM 3174First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 36085 / Columbia 36085First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 36085 / Columbia 36085First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 36085 / Columbia 36085First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Canada | Columbia JC 36085First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia WPC 36085LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 36085LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of All Around Cowboy are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia JC 36085.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JC 36085, CBS 83917, SHM 3174, SBP 237368) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL36085-1C and PBL36085-1C. 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.
