Vinyl pressings
by America · 1977
Live was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
29 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 20 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.
BSK - 1 - 3136 WW 1 # 2 -⊲ KENDUN - a JGRunout side A, variant 1
BSK - 1 - 3136 WW 1 # 3 -⊲ KENDUN - a JGRunout side B, variant 1
BSK - 1 - 3136 WW 1 # 4 -⊲ KENDUN - a JGRunout side A, variant 2
BSK - 1 - 3136 WW 1 # 2 -⊲ KENDUN - a JGRunout side B, variant 2
BSK-1-3136-LW 2 b JGEtched Side A
BSK-2-3136-LW 2 b JGEtched Side B
KENDUNStamped
BSK-1-3136-JW3 #5 KENDUN-A JG 0Side A runout; etched/stamped
BSK-2-3136-JW3 #5 KENDUN-A JG 0Side B runout; etched/stamped
BSK-1-3136-JW3 #6 KENDUN-A JGSide A runout; etched/stamped
BSK-2-3136-JW1 #3 KENDUN-a JGSide B runout; etched/stamped
BSK-1-3136-LW3 3 KENDUN-A JG ✲A side runout etch, exc ✲ stamp
BSK-2-3136-LW2 4 KENDUN-b JG ✲B side runout etch, exc ✲ stamp
BSK-1-3136-LW3 KENDUN-A JG ✲Side A runout, variant 1
BSK-2-3136-LW2 1 KENDUN-b JG ✲Side B runout, variant 1
BSK-1-3136 -LW3. 1 KENDUN-A JG ✲Side A runout, variant 2
BSK-2-3136- LW2.. KENDUN-b JG ✲ 1 2Side B runout, variant 2
BSK-1-3136-JW 2 #1 ᴋᴇɴᴅᴜɴ-b JG 0A Side Etch exc Kendun, 0 stamps
BSK-2-3136-JW 3 #1 ᴋᴇɴᴅᴜɴ JG 0B Side Etch exc Kendun, 0 stamps
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3136First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3136First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3136First yearLP | LP |
| 1977 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 434 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3136First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | France | Warner Bros. Records 56 434 (BSK 3136)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records 56434 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3136First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 0753First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 56434First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10428WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10428WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Malaysia | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3136First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records LWB-5296First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56434 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3136First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56434LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3136First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-6425WLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Portugal | Warner Bros. Records WAR 56 434LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 46.000LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 56434LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 434LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 434 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3136LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 434 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3136LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 434 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3136LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 56434LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Venezuela | Warner Bros. Records GM-200.2358 / Warner Bros. Records GM-Lps. 200.2358LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
50 vinyl pressings of Live are listed here, from 24 countries, released between 1977 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BSK 3136.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BSK 3136, WB 56 434, K 56434, 56 434 (BSK 3136)) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BSK - 1 - 3136 WW 1 # 2 -⊲ KENDUN - a JG and BSK - 1 - 3136 WW 1 # 3 -⊲ KENDUN - a 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.
