Vinyl pressings
by Bill Cosby · 1969
Bill Cosby 8:15 12:15 was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 3 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.
TD-5100-1 T (MR) X-2 △13543Side A Etched [(MR) Stamped]
TD-5100-2 T X-2 (MR) △13543-XSide B Etched [(MR) Stamped]
TD-5100-3 T (MR) X-3 △13544Side C Etched [(MR) Stamped]
TD-5100-4 T X-3 (MR) △13544-X TSide D Etched [(MR) & Last T Stamped]
5Side A Runout [Etched]
o XSM151272-1D PSide A Runout [Stamped]
TD-5100-B A5Side B Runout [Etched]
o XSM151273-1CSide B Runout [Stamped]
TD-5100-1 Y-3Side A Etched, variant 1
TD-5100-2 Y-3 2Side B Etched, variant 1
TD-5100-3 Y-1 2 1-1Side C Etched, variant 1
TD-5100-4 Y-1Side D Etched, variant 1
TD-5100-1 Z-3 LW BestwaySide A runout
TD-5100-2 Z-3 LW BestwaySide B runout
TD-5100-3 Z-3 LW 3-3 B̶e̶s̶t̶w̶a̶y̶ A̶D̶ BestwaySide C runout
TD-5100-4 Z-3 LW BestwaySide D runout
TD-5100-1 X-1 7 △13543 [MR logo]Side A runout
TD-5100-2 T X-3 △13543-X [MR logo]Side B runout
TD-5100-3 X-3 △13544 [MR logo]Side C runout
TD-5100-4- X-1 7 △13544-X [MR logo]Side D runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | Polydor 543.052 / Polydor 543.053First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Polydor 583 748 / Polydor Y 583748First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Tetragrammaton Records TD-5100First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Tetragrammaton Records TD-5100First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Tetragrammaton Records TD-5100First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Tetragrammaton Records TD-5100First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Tetragrammaton Records TD-5100First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Tetragrammaton Records TD-5100First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Tetragrammaton Records TD-5100LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Taiwan | World Record SLW-1764 / World Record SLW-1765LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
10 vinyl pressings of Bill Cosby 8:15 12:15 are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Tetragrammaton Records TD-5100.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TD-5100, 583 748, 543.052) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TD-5100-1 T (MR) X-2 △13543 and TD-5100-2 T X-2 (MR) △13543-X. 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.
