Vinyl pressings
by Willie Nelson · 1980
San Antonio Rose was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 7 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.
ᴘ PAL 36476-1AASide A, etched, ᴘ stamped, variant 1
ᴘ PBL 36476-1CSide B, etched, ᴘ stamped, variant 1
PAL 36476-1BSide A, etched, variant 2
PAL 36476-1BSide B, etched, variant 2
T 1 PAL 36476-1JSide A runout
T 1 PBL 36476-1HSide B runout
1 S PAL 36476-1BSide A runout, variant 1
1 S PBL 36476-1ASide B runout, variant 1
1 S PAL 36476-1B B2Side A runout, variant 2
2 S PBL 36476-1A A1Side B runout, variant 2
PAL 36476-1MSide A etched
PBL 36476-1JSide B etched
Side 1: T 1 PAL 36476-IJ Λ o
Side 2: T 1 PBL 36476-IG Λ8 o
P PAL 36476-1M ASide A runout, etched, ᴘ stamped
P PBL 36476-1K DSide B runout, etched, ᴘ stamped
AL 36476Side A label
BL 36476Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | CBS SBP 237471First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1893First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 237471First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | South Africa | CBS ASF 2526First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | CBS CBS 84358 / CBS S CBS 84358First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36476First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36476First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36476First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36476First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36476First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | CBS 36476First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36476First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36476First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Columbia JC 36476First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | Columbia PC 36476LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of San Antonio Rose are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1980 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia JC 36476.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JC 36476, 36476, CBS 84358, SBP 237471) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ᴘ PAL 36476-1AA and ᴘ PBL 36476-1C. 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.
