Vinyl pressings
by Willie Nelson · 1979
Pretty Paper was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 6 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.
PAL 36189-1E A1 0 SM 1 SXTVariant 1 side A runout
PBL 36189-1E C 1 0 1 SXTVariant 1 side B runout
PAL 36189-1AVariant 2 side A runout
PBL 36189-1A A15Variant 2 side B runout
PAL 36189-2K DSide 1 - Runout Etching; D (Stamped)
PBL 36189-2AA ASide 2 - Runout Etching; A (Stamped)
AL 36189Side 1
BL 36189Side 2
AL-36189 G2C (AD-D) P oSide A runout, etched; o stamped
BL-36189 G2A o P (T-D)Side B runout, etched; o stamped
AL 36189Side A label
BL 36189Side B label
SXT PAL 36189-1B A ᴑ SMA side runout
SXT PBL 36189-1E A ᴑB side runout
AL 36189A side label
BL 36189B side label
PAL 36189-1E A2 o SM 5 SXTRunout A
PBL 36189-1E A5 o 1 SXTRunout B
AL 36189Label A
BL 36189Label B
CBS 83878 A2Side A - Runout Etching
CBS 83878 B2Side B - Runout Etching
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | CBS SBP 237416First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Australia | CBS SBP 237416First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Canada | Columbia JC 36189First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | Columbia JC 36189 / Columbia 36189First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1732First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 237416First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | CBS CBS 83878First yearLP, Album, Etched | LP, Album, Etched |
| 1979 | UK | CBS CBS 83878First yearLP | LP |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 36189First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 36189First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 36189First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 36189 / Columbia 36189First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 36189First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36189LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36189LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36189LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36189LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | FRIDAY MUSIC FRM-36189 / Columbia FRM-36189LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | FRIDAY MUSIC FRM-36189 / Columbia FRM-36189LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2018 | US | FRIDAY MUSIC FRM-36189 / Columbia FRM-36189LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | Legacy 19658765621LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2023 | US | Legacy 196587656218LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2023 | US | Legacy 196587656218LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia JC 36189LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 36189LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia JC 36189LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 36189 / Columbia C 36189LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia JC 36189LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
28 vinyl pressings of Pretty Paper are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1979 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia JC 36189.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JC 36189, CBS 83878, SBP 237416, 25AP 1732) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL 36189-1E A1 0 SM 1 SXT and PBL 36189-1E C 1 0 1 SXT. 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.
