US
1970- Label and catalog number
- RCA Victor 74-0368
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single · Hollywood Pressing
- Runout / matrix
ZPKS-8137- 4S HA-Side Runout (stamped)
ZPKS-8141- 4S HB-Side Runout (stamped)
ZPKS-8137A-Side
ZPKS-8141B-Side
Vinyl pressings
by Michael Nesmith & The First National Band · 1970
Joanne was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. 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 1970, the album's first year, in 11 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.
ZPKS-8137- 4S HA-Side Runout (stamped)
ZPKS-8141- 4S HB-Side Runout (stamped)
ZPKS-8137A-Side
ZPKS-8141B-Side
ZPKS-8137-2S ISide A Stamped
ZPKS-8141-2S ISide B Stamped
ZPKS-8137Side A Label
ZPKS-8141Side B Label
ZPKS-8137 - - 6S-A2E RSide A Runout, Variant 1
ZPKS-8141-1S-C7 RSide B Runout, Variant 1
ZPKS-8137 - 5S-A1E RSide A Runout, Variant 2
ZPKS-8141-1S-A3E RSide B Runout, Variant 2
ZPKS-8137A-Side
ZPKS-8141B-Side
A 3 A 3 ZPKS 8137Side A runout
A ს A ZPKS 8141Side B runout
ZPKS-8137Side A label
ZPKS-8141Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | RCA Victor 74-0368First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | Brazil | RCA Victor LC-16238First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Canada | RCA Victor 74-0368First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | France | RCA Victor 49685First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Germany | RCA Victor 74-0368 / RCA 74-0368First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Italy | RCA Victor N 1632First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1970 | Japan | RCA SS-1976First year7" | 7" |
| 1970 | New Zealand | RCA Victor 74-0368First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | New Zealand | RCA Victor 74-0368First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | South Africa | RCA Victor 42.193First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | Spain | RCA Victor 3-10548First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1970 | US | RCA Victor 74-0368First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | RCA Victor 74-0368First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | RCA Victor 74-0368First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | RCA Victor 74-0368First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Joanne are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1970 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Australia, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor 74-0368.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 74-0368, LC-16238, 49685, N 1632) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZPKS-8137- 4S H and ZPKS-8141- 4S H. 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.