Vinyl pressings
by Willie Nelson · 1982
Always On My Mind 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.
30 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 17 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.
AL-37951-A-1-A DENNY WOODLAND B.1 1 T1Runout side A, variant 1
BL-37951 B1-Z DENNY WOODLAND D24 T1Runout side B, variant 1
o T1 AL-37951-A-1-A denny/woodland B1 1Runout side A, variant 2
T1 BL-37951 o 1-L denny/woodland D-24Runout side B, variant 2
P AL 37951 G2E ChetRunout side A, etched
(MP) (MPΔD) P BL-37951 G2GRunout side B, etched
AL 37951Side A Label
BL 37951Side B Label
AL-37951 1-AD JERRY WOODLAND Russ 0Runout side A, etched, Variant 1
0 BL-37951-1-AD JERRY WOODLANDRunout side B, etched, Variant 1
AL 37951Side A Label
BL 37951Side B Label
o G 2 AL-37951 1-u denny/Woodland B1Runout side A, etched ["o" is stamped, 1st "2" is inverted]
G1 BL-37951-2A C.B.S., GA. C.B. A 7Runout side B, etched
G1 AL-37951-1V denny/Woodland A6Side A Runout, etched variant 2
G1 BL-37951-2A C.B.S., GA. C.B. A 17Side B Runout, etched variant 2
AL-37951-1Q Jerry / Woodward D P 1 GRunout side A variant 1
o BL-37951 1AG dpwoodward A PRunout side B variant 1
o P AL-37951-1S denny / woodlandRunout side A variant 2
P BL 37951 G1A A.P.Runout side B variant 2
GI AL-37951-1AB denny/woodland B 5PSide A runout, etched, var. 1
GI BL-37951-1AF denny/woodland B4Side B runout, etched, var. 1
A2 G1 AL-37951 1Z denny/WoodlandSide A runout, etched, var. 2
B2 G1 BL-37951 1u denny/WoodlandSide B runout, etched, var. 2
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 | CBS SBP 237754First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Brazil | Discos CBS 138.523First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | CBS CBS 85685First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Hong Kong | CBS/Sony Inc. 25AP 2295First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Israel | CBS 85685First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 2295First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 2295First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Mexico | CBS CLS-5771First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 237754First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Portugal | CBS 85685 (75817)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | South Africa | CBS ASF 2729First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Spain | CBS S 85685First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | CBS CBS 85685First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | CBS CBS 85685First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Columbia HC 47951LP, Album, Remastered | LP, Album, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | Friday Music FRM-37951LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | US | Friday Music FRM-37951LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Friday Music FRM-37951LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia VFC 37951 / Columbia 37951LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Taiwan | Liming Record LM-3151LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Columbia FC 37951LP, Album | LP, Album |
46 vinyl pressings of Always On My Mind are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1982 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Canada, Colombia and more. One of them is Columbia FC 37951, released March 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FC 37951, FC37951, CBS 85685, 14-1587) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-37951-A-1-A DENNY WOODLAND B.1 1 T1 and BL-37951 B1-Z DENNY WOODLAND D24 T1. 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.
