Vinyl pressings
by Tanya Tucker · 1974
Would You Lay With Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 4 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.
T1 PAL-32744-1B o 1 5Side A runout, variant 1
T1 PBL-32744-1E oSide B runout, variant 1
T1 PAL-32744-1ASide A runout, variant 2
T1 PBL-32744-1A oSide B runout, variant 2
PAL 32744-1C o B A S ISide A runout
PBL-32744-2B o A 14 S ISide B runout
PAL-32744 1-D
PBL-32744-2C
MX173703 SBP 234571-1Runout, Side A
MX173704 SBP 234571-2Runout, Side B
MX173703Label, Side A
MX173704Label, Side B
AL-32744-1A ㅇ 2-HD:Side A runout
BL-32744-1A ㅇ 2-HDO:Side B runout
AL 32744Side A label
BL 32744Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | CBS SBP 234571First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Australia | CBS SBP 234571 / CBS SBP-234571First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | Columbia KC 32744First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 474186First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Columbia KC 32744First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Columbia KC 32744First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Columbia KC 32744First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 328LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia KC 32744LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Columbia KC 32744 / CBS KC 32744LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Would You Lay With Me are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1974 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Columbia KC 32744.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KC 32744, SBP 234571, SBP 474186) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 PAL-32744-1B o 1 5 and T1 PBL-32744-1E o. 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.
