Vinyl pressings
by Willie Nelson · 1978
Willie And Family Live was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. 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 1978, the album's first year, in 8 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.
1T AL35643-1ADSide A runout variation 1
1T AL35643-1AGSide B runout variation 1
1T AL35644-1ANSide C runout variation 1
1T AL35644-1ADSide D runout variation 1
º T2 PAL 35643-1F EA Side Etch exc º, E stamps - Variant 1
º T1 PBL-35643-1J CB Side Etch exc º, C stamps - Variant 1
º T1 PAL-35644-1M DC Side Etch exc º, D stamps - Variant 1
º T1 PBL35644-1H CD Side Etch exc º, C stamps - Variant 1
PAL35643-1AC C CVariant 1, Side A etched, exc. [C] stamped
PBL-35643-1AB >Variant 1, Side B etched
PAL 35644-1AJ 1 B PVariant 1, Side C etched, exc. [B, P] stamped
PBL-35644-1AE >Variant 1, Side D etched
PAL35643-1AC 1S(Variant 1) Side A Etched
PBL-35643-1AH 1S(Variant 1) Side B Etched
PAL 35644-1AK 1S(Variant 1) Side C Etched
PBL-35644-1AD 2S(Variant 1) Side D Etched
PAL-35643-1M B6 S1Side A runout
PBL 35643-1D C9 PSide B runout
PAL-35644-1AA SX H S2Side C runout
PBL-35644-1AB SXT CSide D runout
pal-35643-1m b2 5side one
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | CBS S2BP 220208First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Brazil | CBS 138142 / Discos CBS 138142LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | Canada | Columbia KC2 35642First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Europe | CBS 88333First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | New Zealand | CBS S2BP 220208First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | South Africa | CBS AGP 53/54First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Spain | CBS S CBS 88333First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | CBS S CBS 88333First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | CBS CBS 88333First yearLP, Album, White Label, Stereo | LP, Album, White Label, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia KC2 35642First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia KC2 35642First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia KC2 35642First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia KC2 35642First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia KC2 35642First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia KC2 35642First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Yugoslavia | CBS 88333 / Suzy 88333LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Columbia KC2 35642LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1984 | Japan | CBS/Sony 40AP 2811~2LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Columbia 19439941831LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia KC2 35642LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia KC2 35642LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
28 vinyl pressings of Willie And Family Live are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1978 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia KC2 35642, released November 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KC2 35642, kc2 35642, S CBS 88333, CBS 88333) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1T AL35643-1AD and 1T AL35643-1AG. 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.
