Vinyl pressings
by Willie Nelson · 1967
Make Way For Willie Nelson was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 3 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.
TPRS-1751-2S I A1Side A runout, variant 1
TPRS-1752-2S A1 ISide B runout, variant 1
TPRS-1751-2S I A2Side A runout, variant 2
TPRS-1752-2S A1 ISide B runout, variant 2
TPRM-1749- 1S HRunout, side A
TPRM-1750- 1S HRunout, side B
TPRM-1749Label, side A
TPRM-1750Label, side B
TPRS-1751-1S HMachine-stamped, Side A runout
TPRS-1752-1S HMachine-stamped, Side B runout
TPRS-1751Side A label
TPRS-1752Side B label
TPRS-1751--5S A1 RSide A runout
TPRS -1752- 3S A2 RSide B runout
TPRS-1751Side A label
TPRS-1752Side B label
TPRM-1749- 2S IRunout, side A
TPRM-1750- 2S IRunout, side B
TPRM-1749Label, side A
TPRM-1750Label, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-3748First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-3748First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | RCA Victor LSP-3748First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | RCA Victor LPM-3748First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | RCA Victor LSP-3748First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | RCA Victor LSP-3748First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | RCA Victor LSP-3748 / RCA Victor LSP 3748First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | RCA Victor LPM-3748First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | RCA Victor LPM-3748First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | RCA Victor LSP-3748 / RCA Victor LSP 3748First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | US | Friday Music FRM-3748LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Friday Music FRM-3748LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
12 vinyl pressings of Make Way For Willie Nelson are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1967 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is RCA Victor LSP-3748, released April 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSP-3748, LPM-3748) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TPRS-1751-2S I A1 and TPRS-1752-2S A1 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.
