Vinyl pressings
by Ashford & Simpson · 1977
Send It 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.
9 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 5 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-1-3088-WW1 #2Etched Matrix Side 1 variant 1
BS-2-3088-WW1Etched Matrix Side 2 variant 1
BS-1-3088-WW1 #2 · ─◁Etched Matrix Side 1 variant 2
BS-1-3088-WW1 #3 · ─◁Etched Matrix Side 2 variant 2
BS-1-3088-LW1Hand Etched Matrix Side 1
BS-2-3088-LW3Hand Etched Matrix Side 2
✲Stamped On Both Sides
BS-1-3088- G D 1 GOLRunout Side A
BS-2-3088- G D1Runout Side B
BS-1-3088- G D 2 GOLRunout Side A - Variant 1
BS-2-3088- G D 2 GOLRunout Side B - Variant 1
BS-1-3088-JW2 #1Hand Etched Matrix Side 1, Variant 1
BS-2-3088-JW1 #1Hand Etched Matrix Side 2, Variant 1
BS-1-3088-JW1 #2 0Hand Etched Matrix Side 1, Variant 2
BS-2-3088-JW1 #1 0Hand Etched Matrix Side 2, Variant 2
Δ MX184799Side A runout, stamped
Δ MX184800Side B runout, stamped
MX184799Side A label
MX184800Side B label
BS-3088-Side I-1A-2G:Hand Etched Matrix Side 1
BS-3088-1A-2G: Side IIHand Etched Matrix Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 3088First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 3088First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10452WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10452WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 3088First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 3088First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 3088LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 3088First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 3088First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 3088LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1977 | Venezuela | Warner Bros. Records GM 200.2448First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
11 vinyl pressings of Send It are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, Australia, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 3088.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 3088, P-10452W, GM 200.2448) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BS-1-3088-WW1 #2 and BS-2-3088-WW1. 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.
