Vinyl pressings
by Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson · 1982
WWII was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. 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 1982, 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.
AHL1-4455-A-1 denny/Re-1/Woodland[Variant 1] Side A runout etched
AHL1-4455-B-2 denny/Woodland[Variant 1] Side B runout etched
AHL1-4455-A-1 denny/Re-1/Woodland A1 3[Variant 2] Side A runout etched ["A1" is stamped]
AHL1-4455-B-1 denny/Woodland A3 AA[Variant 2] Side B runout etched ["A3" is stamped]
AHL1-4455-A-2 denny/Kerry/Woodland A2Side A runout, variant 1
AHL1-4455-B-1 denny/Woodland A#Side B runout, variant 1
AHL1-4455-A-2 denny/Kerry/WOODLAND A5GSide A runout, variant 2
AHL1-4455-B-1 denny/WOODLAND A4KSide B runout, variant 2
AHL1 4455A G.Side A, Runout
AHL1 4455 B G.Side B, Runout
AHL1-4455-ASide A label
AHL1-4455-BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia & New Zealand | RCA Victor APL1-4455First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | RCA Victor AHL1-4455First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | RCA AHL1-4455First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Germany | RCA Victor PL 14455First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | New Zealand | RCA APL1-4455First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | RCA RCALP 6064First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | RCA AHL1-4455First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | RCA AYL1-5138LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | RCA AHL1-4455First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Italy | RCA PL 14455LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Italy | RCA PL 14455LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | Japan | RCA RPL-8168LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Japan | RCA RPL-8168 / RCA AHL1-4455LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LSRCA 11042 / RCA Victor AHL1 - 4455LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA International VAL1 0595LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | RCA Victor AYL1-5138LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of WWII are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1982 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Australia & New Zealand, Canada and more. One of them is RCA AHL1-4455.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AHL1-4455, RCALP 6064, APL1-4455, PL 14455) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AHL1-4455-A-1 denny/Re-1/Woodland and AHL1-4455-B-2 denny/Woodland. 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.
