Vinyl pressings
by Waylon Jennings · 1977
Ol' Waylon was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 9 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-1-2317-A-1 RFS/Master Control NashvilleSide A, variant 1
APL-1-2317-B-4 RFS/Master Control NashvilleSide B, variant 1
APL-1-2317-A-1 RFS/Master Control NashvilleSide A, variant 2
APL-1-2317-B-1 RFS/Master Control NashvilleSide B, variant 2
A1 NNN APL-1-2317-A-1 RFS/Master Control Nashville ISide A runout, variant 1
A CC APL-1-2317-B-4 RFS/Master Control Nashville ISide B runout, variant 1
A7 APL-1-2317-A-1 RFS/Master Control NashvilleSide A runout, variant 2
A1 HH APL-1-2317-B-1 RFS/Master Control NashvilleSide B runout, variant 2
AAL1 2317A 33Stamped
[AI] MMM APL (P scratched out F under the P) -1-2317-A-1 RFS/Master Control NashvilleA side etched [stamped]
[A5] C X [APL (P scratched out F under the P) -1-2317B-94]B side etched [stamped]
AFL1-2317-AA side label
APL1-2317-BB sIde label
PL 12317 - A - 3E M AIC
PL 12317 - B - 1E AIQ M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia & New Zealand | RCA Victor APL1 2317LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Canada | RCA CPL1-2317First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Chile | RCA APL1-2317First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | France | RCA Victor PL 12317First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | RCA RVP-6197First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | RCA RVP-6197First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Netherlands | RCA Victor APL1-2317 / RCA Victor PL-12317First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Rhodesia | RCA APL1-2317 / RCA Victor APL1-2317First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Spain | RCA Victor PL12317First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Spain | RCA Victor PL-12317First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | RCA Victor PL 12317First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | UK | RCA Victor PL 12317First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | RCA AFL1-2317 / RCA Victor AFL1-2317LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | RCA AFL1-2317LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | US | RCA APL1-2317 / RCA Victor APL1-2317First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | RCA AYL1-5126LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
22 vinyl pressings of Ol' Waylon are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Canada, Chile and more. One of them is RCA APL1-2317, released April 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use APL1-2317, AAL1-2317, PL 12317, CPL1-2317) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, APL-1-2317-A-1 RFS/Master Control Nashville and APL-1-2317-B-4 RFS/Master Control Nashville. 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.
