Vinyl pressings
by Pure Prairie League · 1975
Two Lane Highway was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 6 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.
APLI-0933A 3S F-3 Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOL I A2Side A runout, variant 1
APLI-0933 B 3S F-3 Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOL I A1Side B runout, variant 1
APLI-0933A 3S F-3 Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOL I A1Side A runout, variant 2
APLI-0933 B 3S F-3 Wly I MASTERED BY CAPITOL A1Side B runout, variant 2
APLI-0933A 2S F-2 Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOL HSide A runout etched
APLI-0933 B 2S F-2 Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOL HSide B runout etched
APL1-0933-ALabel side A
APL1-0933-BLabel side B
APLI-0933 A 3S F-3 Wly A MASTERED BY CAPITOL I̶ A4Side A runout
APLI-0933 B 4S F-4 Wly A MASTERED BY CAPITOL I̶ A1Side B runout
APL1-0933-ALabel side A
APL1-0933-BLabel side B
APLI-0933A 3S F-3 Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOL ̶I̶ L A1Side A etched, stamped MAST..., I̶ , L, A1
APLI-0933 B 3S F-3 Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOL ̶I̶ L A2Side B etched, stamped MAST..., ̶I̶ , L, A2
APL1-0933-ASide A label
APL1-0933-BSide B label
APD1-0933-ALabel side A
APD1-0933-BLabel side B
SF 8445-A-1E AIHSide A runout, variant 1
SF 8445-B-1E AIGSide B runout, variant 1
SF 8445-A-1E ARBSide A runout, variant 2
SF 8445-B-1E AILSide B runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | RCA Victor APL1-0933First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | RCA Victor APL1-0933First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | RCA Victor APL1-0933First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | RCA RCA-6317First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | UK | RCA Victor SF 8445 / RCA Victor SF 8445 (APLI 0933)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | RCA Victor APL1-0933First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | RCA APD1-0933First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | US | RCA Victor APL1-0933First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | RCA Victor APL1-0933First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | RCA Victor APL1-0933First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | RCA Victor APL1-0933LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1976 | Spain | RCA Victor APL1-0933LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Spain | RCA Victor APL1-0933LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor AYL1-3669LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor APL1-0933LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor AYL1-3669LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor APL1-0933LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA Victor AYL1-3669LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | RCA Victor AYL1-3669LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA Victor AFL1-0933LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
20 vinyl pressings of Two Lane Highway are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor APL1-0933.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use APL1-0933, APD1-0933, SF 8445, RCA-6317) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, APLI-0933A 3S F-3 Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOL I A2 and APLI-0933 B 3S F-3 Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOL 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.
