Vinyl pressings
by Waylon Jennings · 1976
Are You Ready For The Country was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. 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 1976, 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.
APL 1-1816A 1S TML-M A IA side runout, variant 1
APL 1-1816B 3S TML-S A IB side runout, variant 1
APL 1-1816-A 1S A2H TML-M IA side runout, variant 2
APL 1-1816 B 3S A4F TML-S IB side runout, variant 2
RS 1067-A-IE AIV WSide A, hand engraved
RS 1067-B-IE AIP WSide B, hand engraved
APL1 1816 AA Side Etched
APL1 1816 BB Side Etched
APL 1-1816A 1SA Side Etched
APL 1-1816B 3SB Side Etched
TML-M ^ IA Side Stamped
TML-S ^ IB SIde Stamped
APL1-1816A. GT.Runout side A, etched
APL1-1816B. GT.Runout side B, etched
APL1-1816-ALabel side A
APL1-1816-BLabel side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia & New Zealand | RCA Victor APL1-1816-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | RCA Victor APL1-1816First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | RCA Victor APL1-1816 / RCA Victor APL1 1816First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | RCA RVP-6098First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | RCA RVP-6098First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | UK | RCA RS 1067 / RCA APL1 1816First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | RCA Victor APL1-1816First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | RCA Victor APL1-1816First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Spain | RCA PL-11816LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Spain | RCA Victor PL-11816LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1977 | Taiwan | Yung Feng LF-3152LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | South Africa | RCA Victor MMT 1076LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | RCA Victor AYL1-3663LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | RCA Victor AYL1-3663LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA Victor APL1-1816-GLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | RCA AYL1-3663LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | RCA AYL1-3663LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA Victor APL1-1816LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor APL1-1816 / RCA APL1-1816LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA Victor AFL1-1816 / RCA AFL1-1816LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
20 vinyl pressings of Are You Ready For The Country are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1976 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia & New Zealand, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor APL1-1816, released July 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use APL1-1816, RS 1067, APL1-1816-G, RVP-6098) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, APL 1-1816A 1S TML-M A I and APL 1-1816B 3S TML-S A I. 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.
