Vinyl pressings
by Black Sabbath · 1980
Live At Last... was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 11 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.001-A2 GO BILBORunout side A, variant 1
BS.001.B2 BILBO.TA1PERunout side B, variant 1
BS.001-A2 GO BILBO 3Runout side A, variant 2
BS.001.B2 BILBO.TA1PE 3Runout side B, variant 2
BS-001-A1 08 21431 1A 1̶ A|ASide A runout variant 1
BS-001-B1 08 21431 1B 1̶ tone BSide B runout variant 1
BS-001-A1 A|ASide A runout variant 2 [etched]
BS-001-B1 tone BSide B runout variant 2 [etched]
08-21431-1A -1 BRunout side A, variant 1
08-21431-1B-1 tone A/ARunout side B, variant 1
08-21431-A -1 A/ARunout side A, variant 2
08-21431-1B-1 tone BRunout side B, variant 2
0̶8̶-̶2̶1̶4̶3̶1̶-̶1̶A̶-̶1̶ BS-001-A1 A/ARunout side A
0̶8̶-̶2̶1̶4̶3̶1̶-̶1̶B̶-̶1̶ BS-001-B1 Tone I BRunout side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Unknown | NEMS BS 001 / NEMS BS001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Unknown | NemsFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Unknown | Nems Recording Corp. 85001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Australia | 7 Records MLF 412First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Australia | Powderworks MLF 412First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Nems BS 001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Nems BS 001LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1980 | Germany | Spiegelei INT 145.614 / Spiegelei BS 001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Spiegelei INT 145.614LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1980 | Germany | Not On LabelLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | Ireland | NEMS BS 001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | NEMS SP25-5009First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Japan | NEMS SP25-5009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Ariola 203.049 / NEMS 203.049First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Netherlands | NEMS BS 001 / NEMS BS001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | USSR | SNC Records С90 31123 002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1990 | USSR | SNC Records С90 31123 002LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1990 | USSR | SNC Records С90 31123 002LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Italy | Earmark 41037 / Get Back 41037LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Nems BS 001 / Nems BS001LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Nems BS 001 / Nems BS001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Ireland | NEMS BS 001 / NEMS BS001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | South Korea | Life Studio 54 LIFE 408LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | South Korea | Music Life Pop Poll JR 107LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Spain | NEMS 16L0089LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Taiwan | Liming Record LG-002LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | NEMS BS 001 / NEMS BS001LP, Album | LP, Album |
53 vinyl pressings of Live At Last... are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1980 and 2004.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, Australia, France, Germany and more. One of them is Nems BS 001, released July 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 001, 85001, MLF 412, INT 145.614) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BS.001-A2 GO BILBO and BS.001.B2 BILBO.TA1PE. 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.
