Vinyl pressings
by Willie Nelson · 1976
The Sound In Your Mind was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 9 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.
o T1 PAL-34092-1H C3Side A runout, variant 1
o T2 PBL-34092-1H CSide B runout, variant 1
o T2 PBL-34092-1H ASide A runout, variant 2
o T1 PBL-34092-1H CSide B runout, variant 2
P PAL-34092-1E ARunout A
o T1 PBL 34092-1A 1CRunout B
AL 34092Label A
BL 34092Label B
AL 34092Printed on label side A
BL 34092Printed on label side B
1 S PAL-34092-1G E2Side A Runout, Etched
1 S PBL-34092-1B D1Side B Runout, Etched
P PAL-34092-1FRunout Side A, variation 1
P PBL-34092-1FRunout Side B, variation 1
P PAL-34092-1ERunout Side A, variation 2
P PBL-34092-1FRunout Side B, variation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | CBS SBP 234812, (KC 34092)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | Harmony 148.104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Columbia KC 34092First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Europe | CBS CBS 81252 / CBS 81252First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 58First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 234812, (KC 34092)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | CBS S 81252First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | CBS S 81252First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | CBS S 81252 / CBS 81252First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | CBS S 81252First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1976 | US | Columbia CX 38250First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1976 | US | Columbia KC 34092 / Lone Star KC 34092First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Columbia KC 34092 / Lone Star KC 34092First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Columbia KC 34092 / Lone Star KC 34092First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34092 / Lone Star PC 34092LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 2792LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia KC 34092LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Taiwan | First Record FL-2800LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 34092 / Lone Star PC 34092LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 34092 / Lone Star PC 34092LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
25 vinyl pressings of The Sound In Your Mind are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1976 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Columbia KC 34092, released March 1, 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KC 34092, CX 38250, 31828, S 81252) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o T1 PAL-34092-1H C3 and o T2 PBL-34092-1H C. 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.
