Vinyl pressings
by Beck, Bogert & Appice · 1973
Beck, Bogert & Appice Live was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year. 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.
ECPJ 11A1 I A 1Side A runout etched
ECPJ 11B1 7 A 5Side B runout etched
ECPJ 12A1 1 A 3Side C runout etched
ECPJ 12B1 1 A 3Side D runout etched
ECPJ-5A2 1A7Side A runout
ECPJ-5B1 1A4Side B runout
ECPJ-6A2 1A5Side C runout
ECPJ-6B1 1A8Side D runout
ECPI-3A1 I A 1Side A
ECPI-3B1 I A 1Side B
ECPI-4A2 I A 2Side C
ECPI-4B1 I A 1Side D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Japan | Epic ECPJ-5/6First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Epic ECPJ-11-12First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Epic ECPI-3-4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Epic ECPJ 11-12First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Epic ECPJ-11-12LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Epic ECPO-58LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Epic 40AP 1223~4LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | Japan | Epic 40•3P-55 3~ 6 / Epic 40-3P-55 ~ 56LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | Japan | Epic 25·3P-57LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Unknown | Kotay Kotay 4276/2LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2018 | Japan | Epic SIJP-1010/1LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
11 vinyl pressings of Beck, Bogert & Appice Live are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1973 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in Japan. One of them is Epic ECPJ 11-12, released October 21, 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ECPJ 11-12, ECPJ-5/6, ECPJ-11-12, ECPI-3-4) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ECPJ 11A1 I A 1 and ECPJ 11B1 7 A 5. 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.
