Vinyl pressings
by The Byrds · 1979
The Byrds Play Dylan was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 5 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.
P P AL 36293-1B 1 B4Stamped run-out side A variant 1
P P BL 36293-1B B1Stamped run-out side B variant 1
P AL 36293-1CStamped run-out side A variant 2
P BL 36293-1CStamped run-out side B variant 2
AL-36293-1F S1 A8Side A runout
P BL 36293-1G S1 A2Side B runout
AL 36293Side A label
BL 36293Side B label
0 P AL 36293-1C 1T AA-side runout
P BL 36293-1C 1T 0 BB-side runout
AL 36293A-side label
BL 36293B-side label
AL-36293-1E S1 A3
P BL-36293-1F S1 B4
AL-36293-1A-2HDKZ: DMSide A
BL-36293-1A-2HDZK: DMSide B
MX188926 SBP 237423-1Stamped Side A
MX188927 SBP 237423-2Stamped, Side B
MX188926Side A label
MX188927Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | CBS SBP 237423First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1979 | Europe | Embassy EMB 31795First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 237423First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia 36293 / Columbia PC 36293First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | US | Columbia PC 36293First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia PC 36293First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | US | Columbia PC 36293First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | Canada | Columbia PC 36293First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Europe | Embassy EMB 31795 / Embassy PC 36293LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1980 | Greece | Embassy EMB 31795 / CBS 31795LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1980 | Spain | CBS EMB 31795 / Embassy EMB 31795LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1980 | UK | CBS S CBS 31795 / Embassy S CBS 31795LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1982 | Europe | CBS CBS 32187 / CBS 32187LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Spain | CBS CBS 32187LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Discos CBS 138715 / Discos CBS 138.715LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | Discos CBS 138175LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | CBS CBS 32187 / CBS 32187LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of The Byrds Play Dylan are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1979 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Canada, Australia, Europe and more. One of them is Columbia 36293.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 36293, PC 36293, SBP 237423, EMB 31795) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P P AL 36293-1B 1 B4 and P P BL 36293-1B B1. 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.
