Vinyl pressings
by Paul Simon · 1980
One-Trick Pony 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.
12 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 8 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.
T WBS 49601 XOH 0003S TH2 STERLINGEtched Side A (STERLING stamp), variant 1
TI WBS 49601 UNY 2233S THR STERLINGEtched Side B (STERLING stamp), variant 1
T WBS 49601 XOH 0003S TH2 TI STERLINGEtched Side A (STERLING stamp), variant 2
TI WBS 49601 UNY 2233S THI TII STERLINGEtched Side B (STERLING stamp), variant 2
1-2 WBS 49601 XOH 0003S SR1 SP STERLINGRunout side A, etched/stamped
1-2 WBS 49601 UNY 2233S SR1 SP STERLINGRunout side B, etched/stamped
XOH 0003SLabel side A
UNY 2233SLabel side B
WBS 49601 XOH 0003 S-J (W crossed out) W1Etched Side A
WBS 49601 (XOH crossed out) UNY 2233 S J (W crossed out) W1Etched Side B
STERLINGStamped Side A/B
XOH 0003SLabel Side A
WBS 49001 XOH 0003 S LWIA-side etched
WBS 49001 XOH 0003 DJ LWIB-side etched
STERLINGStamped both sides
✲✲Stamped both sides
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 | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49601First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Benelux | Warner Bros. Records WB 17715First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49601First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49601First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 17 715 / Warner Bros. Records WB 17715First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 17715 / Warner Bros. Records WB 17.715First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49601First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS49601First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS49601First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS49601First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS49601First year7", Single, Styrene | 7", Single, Styrene |
| 1980 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17715First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 45-20497", Single | 7", Single |
| 1981 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P 1501W7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P 1501W7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of One-Trick Pony are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1980 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Australia, Benelux and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WBS49601, released October 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WBS49601, K 17715, WBS 49601, WB 17715) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T WBS 49601 XOH 0003S TH2 STERLING and TI WBS 49601 UNY 2233S THR STERLING. 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.
