Vinyl pressings
by Willie Nelson · 1975
Red Headed Stranger was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 5 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 33482-1AC EVariant 1, stamped, runout side A
P BL 33482-1AH O C DVariant 1, stamped, runout side B
P AL-33482-1EVariant 2, stamped, runout side A
P BL-33482-1JVariant 2, stamped, runout side B
P AL 33482-1EStamped, Runout Side A
T1 PBL 33482-1AEtched, Runout Side B
P AL-33482-1C 1TSide A runout, variant 1
P BL-33482-1E o 1TSide B runout, variant 1
P AL 33482-1AA 1T ^4Side A runout, variant 2
o P BL 33482-1L 1TSide B runout, variant 2
P AL 33482-1AD S¹ A ~Runout side A, stamped ["S¹ A ~" are etched]
P BL 33482-1AB S DRunout side B, stamped ["S D" are etched]
AL 33482Side A label
BL 33482Side B label
P AL 33482-1DSide A runout, variant 1
P BL 33482-1E 2TSide B runout, variant 1
P AL 33482 -1 G 1TSide A runout, variant 2
P BL 33482 -1 H 1TSide B runout, variant 2
P BL33482-1AJSide A runout, variant 1
P BL33482-1BFSide B runout, variant 1
P P AL 33482-1AJSide A runout, variant 2
P P BL 33482-1AHSide B runout, variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | CBS SBP 234770First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia KC 33482First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia KC 33482First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 234770First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Taiwan | New Jen Sheng JS-5038LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1975 | UK | CBS 69200First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | CBS 69200First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Columbia KC 33482LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1975 | US | Columbia KC 33482First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Columbia KC 33482First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Columbia KC 33482First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Columbia KC 33482 / Columbia C 33482First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Columbia P AL 33482-1ELP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | US | Columbia KC 33482 / CBS KC 33482First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Columbia KC 33482First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | CBS HC 43482LP, Album, Remastered | LP, Album, Remastered |
| 1981 | US | Columbia KC 33482LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 2791LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | Australia | Rainbow RSVLP 060LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | US | Legacy 88697335731 / Columbia 88697335731LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2009 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP016LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Impex Records IMP6003 / Columbia KC 33482LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2011 | US | Impex Records IMP 6003 / Columbia KC 33482LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2011 | US | Impex Records IMP6003 / Columbia KC 33482LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2019 | Europe | Sony Music 19075958951 / Legacy 19075958951LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | US | Columbia 19075958951LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Columbia 19075958951 / Legacy 19075958951LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Columbia 19439941851LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Columbia 19802947981 / Legacy 19802947981LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Worldwide | Columbia 19802947981 / Legacy 19802947981LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 234770LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 234770LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 234770LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia WKC 33482 / Columbia KC 33482LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | CBS SBP 234770LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia KC 33482LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia KC 33482LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Columbia KC 33482LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia KC 33482LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia KC 33482LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Columbia KC 33482LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia KC 33482LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia KC 33482LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia KC 33482LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Columbia KC 33482LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
59 vinyl pressings of Red Headed Stranger are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1975 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia KC 33482, released August 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KC 33482, 69200, SBP 234770) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL 33482-1AC E and P BL 33482-1AH O C D. 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.
