Vinyl pressings
by Michael Nesmith · 1973
Pretty Much Your Standard Ranch Stash 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.
3 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year. 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.
APL1-0164A-30 Ⅰ A1Variant 1 - side A runout
APL1-0164B-30 Ⅰ A1Variant 1 - side B runout
APL1-0164A ̶̷-̶̷1̶̷ 30 Ⅰ A1Variant 2 - side A runout
APL1-0164B ̶̷-̶̷1̶̷ 30 Ⅰ1 A1Variant 2 - side B runout
APL1-0164-A-1SSide A etched
APL1-0164-B-1SSide B etched
HSide A and Side B stamped
APL1-0164A-* 30 T A1side A runout
APL1-0164B-31 A2side B runout
APL1-0164ASide A label
APL1-0164BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | RCA Victor APL1 0164First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | RCA Victor APL1-0164First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | RCA Victor APL1-0164First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Australia | RCA Victor APL1-0164-GLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | RCA RCA-6187 / RCA APL1-0164LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | UK | RCA APL1-0164 / RCA Victor APLI 0164LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | Pacific Arts L36137 / Island Records L36137LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | UK | Pacific Arts ILPS 9440 / Island Records ILPS 9440LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | UK | Pacific Arts ILPS 9440 / Island Records ILPS 9440LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Worldwide | 7A Records 7A053LPLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Pacific Arts PAC7-117LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Pretty Much Your Standard Ranch Stash are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1973 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US. One of them is RCA Victor APL1-0164, released October 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use APL1-0164, APL1 0164) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, APL1-0164A-30 Ⅰ A1 and APL1-0164B-30 Ⅰ A1. 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.
