Vinyl pressings
by America · 1976
Hideaway 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.
38 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 23 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.
BS-1-2932-W-W1 (WB) #2 KENDUN-A JG · ─◁Side A runout, var. 1
BS-2-2932-W-W3 (WB) #2 KENDUN-B JG · ─◁Side B runout, var. 1
BS-1-2932-W-W3 (WB) · ─◁ KENDUN-B JGSide A runout, var. 2
BS-2-2932-W-W2 (WB) KENDUN-A JG · ─◁Side B runout, var. 2
BS-1-2932 L-W3. ꩳ KENDUN-A JG ✱A side runout, etch (except "KENDUN", "0" stamped), variant 1
BS-2-2932 L-W1. ω ✱ KENDUN-A JG 0B side runout, etch (except "KENDUN", "0" stamped), variant 1
BS-1-2932 L-W3. ꩳ KENDUN-A JG ✱A side runout, etch (except "KENDUN", "🞶" stamped), variant 2
BS-2-2932 L-W3. ꩳ KENDUN-B JG ✱B side runout, etch (except "KENDUN", "🞶" stamped), variant 2
BS-1-2932 [MR in a circle] △20769 GOLDISCA side runout, variant 1
BS-2-2932 III [MR in a circle] △20769-X GOLDISCB side runout, variant 1
BS-1-2932 [MR in a circle] △20769 GOLDISCA side runout, variant 2
BS-2-2932 [MR in a circle] △20769-X GOLDISCB side runout, variant 2
BS-1-2932-J-W2 #2 · ─◁ KENDUN-B JGSide A runout, variant 1
BS-2-2932-J-W1 #2 · ─◁ KENDUN-A JGSide B runout, variant 1
BS-1-2932-J-W3 · ─◁ KENDUN-A JG *Side A runout, variant 2
BS-1-2932-L-W3 · ─◁ KENDUN-B JG *Side B runout, variant 2
BS-1-2932 J-W2 #1 KENDUN-B JG 0Side A runout, etched (except "KENDUN", "0" stamped), Variant 1
BS-2-2932 J-W2 #1 KENDUN-B JG 0Side B runout, etched (except "KENDUN", "0" stamped), Variant 1
BS-1-2932 J-W2 #4 KENDUN-B JG 0Side A runout, etched (except "KENDUN", "0" stamped), Variant 2
BS-2-2932 J-W1 #3 KENDUN-B JG 0Side B runout, etched (except "KENDUN", "0" stamped), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records 50-14236First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2932First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2932First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 36.003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2932First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Chile | Warner Bros. Records BS 2932First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Colombia | Warner Bros. Records WEA - 10592First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Ecuador | Warner Bros. Records 3026First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Warner Bros. Records 56236 A (BS 2932) / Warner Bros. Records 56.236First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Warner Bros. Records 56.236First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 236First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 236 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2932First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 56236First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 0724 / Warner Bros. Records WB 0724First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Israel | Warner Bros. Records K 56236First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-6423WLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Europe | Warner Records MOVLP3055 / Music On Vinyl MOVLP3055LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Ecuador | Famoso WEA-3026LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 236 / Warner Bros. Records WB 56236LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 236 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2932LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records LWB-5213LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Spain | Warner Bros. Records HWBS 321-111LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
49 vinyl pressings of Hideaway are listed here, from 26 countries, released between 1976 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Italy, Netherlands and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 2932, released April 1, 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 2932, K56236, W 56236, WB 56236) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BS-1-2932-W-W1 (WB) #2 KENDUN-A JG · ─◁ and BS-2-2932-W-W3 (WB) #2 KENDUN-B JG · ─◁. 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.
