Vinyl pressings
by Waylon Jennings · 1981
Leather And Lace was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 8 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.
AAL1 3931A 1S RANDY'S ROOST A3Side A runout, Var 1
AAL1 3931B 1S RANDY'S ROOSTSide B runout, Var 1
AAL1 3931A 1S RANDY'S ROOST I A1ESide A runout, Var 2
AAL1 3931B 1S RANDY'S ROOSTⅠA2LSide B runout, Var 2
YD-12193-A 1S A2 H Wally Mastered By CapitolSide A runout
YD-12193-B 1S A2 H Wally Mastered By CapitolSide B runout
R.C.A. LP 5017- A2T AID BILBO TA1PE 'W'Side A [Etched]
R.C.A. LP 5017- B-2T BILBO TA1PE 'W' AICSide B [Etched]
RCA PL- 13931-A PF 4Side A [Etched]
RCA PL-13931-B PF 2Side B [Etched]
∆ MX796067 APL1 3931-1Side A runout
∆ MX196068 APL1 3931-2Side B runout
MX196067Side A label
MX196068Side B label
AAL1-3931-A2 TGSide A etch
AAL1-3931-B2 TGSide B etch
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | RCA Victor APL1 3931 / RCA Victor APL1-3931First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | RCA Victor AAL1-3931First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | RCA Victor PL 13931First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | RCA RPL-8072First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Japan | RCA RPL-8072First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | South Africa | RCA Victor 38 737First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Spain | RCA Victor M-16830-RIFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | UK | RCA RCA LP 5017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | UK | RCA RCA LP 5017 / RCA RCALP 5017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | RCA Victor AAL1-3931First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | RCA Victor AAL1-3931First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA Victor APL1 3931 / RCA Victor APL1-3931LP, Album | LP, Album |
12 vinyl pressings of Leather And Lace are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor AAL1-3931, released February 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AAL1-3931, RCA LP 5017, APL1 3931, PL 13931) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AAL1 3931A 1S RANDY'S ROOST A3 and AAL1 3931B 1S RANDY'S ROOST. 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.
