Vinyl pressings
by Bob Dylan · 1975
The Basement Tapes was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
33 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 15 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.
o P AL 33683-1F 2TA Side, Stamped Variation 1
o P AL 33684-1E 1TB Side, Stamped Variation 1
o P BL 33684-1B 1TC Side, Stamped Variation 1
o P BL 33683-1E 2TD Side, Stamped Variation 1
1S PAL-33863-1JSide 1 runout, etched
P AL-33864-10 SSide 2 runout, stamped + S etched
P BL-33864-1B 1T 0Side 3 runout, stamped + 1T etched
1S PBL-33863-1JSide 4 runout, etched
P AL 33683-1FSide A Stamped, Variant 1
P AL 33684-1GSide B Stamped, Variant 1
P BL 33684-1FSide C Stamped, Variant 1
P BL 33683-1GSide D Stamped, Variant 1
o AL 33683-2AVariant 1 side A runout
AL 33684-2B S BVariant 1 side B runout
o BL 33684-2A S2 AVariant 1 side C runout
BL 33683-2A S1 AVariant 1 side D runout
AL 33683-2A B oA Side runout
AL 33684-2B S BB Side runout
BL 33684-2B COLUMBIA NY oC Side runout
BL 33683-2A S1 AD Side runout
P P AL 33683-1F 3FSide A runout
P P AL 33683-1C 2 A2Side B runout
P P BL 33684-1F 1 CSide C runout
P P BL 33684-1D 1 E1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | CBS S2BP 220171 / CBS SBP 234709First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | CBS S2BP 220171First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | CBS S2BP 220171First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | CBS S2BP 220171First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | CBS S2BP 220171First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia C2X 33682First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia C2X 33682First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Europe | CBS S 80918First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Europe | CBS 88147 / CBS CBS 88147First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Europe | CBS 88147 / CBS CBS 88147First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Greece | CBS CBS 88147 / CBS 88147First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Ireland | CBS S 80917First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Israel | CBS 88147First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | CBS CBS 88147 / CBS 88147First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPJ-120-121First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | US | Columbia CG 33682 / Columbia C2 33682LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Spain | CBS CBS 466137LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1991 | Europe | Columbia 466137 1 / CBS 466137 1LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1991 | Europe | Columbia 466137 1 / CBS 466137 1LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP429LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2012 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 2-382 / Columbia 88697946861LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2017 | Europe | Columbia 88985451751LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2019 | Italy | Columbia C2 33682 / Sony Music C2 33682LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UK | Columbia C2 33682 / Sony Music C2 33682LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia C2X 33682LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 88147 / CBS 88147LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS 466137 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 88147LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS 466137 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Columbia Col 466137 1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Italy | CBS CBS 80917 / CBS CBS 88147LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | CBS 88147 / CBS S 88147LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Spain | CBS S 88147LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | CBS/Sony 466137 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Spain | CBS 88147 / CBS S 88147LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Spain | CBS S 88147LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Spain | CBS S 88147LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS CBS 88147 / CBS S 80917LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | CBS CBS 88147 / CBS S 80917LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
69 vinyl pressings of The Basement Tapes are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1975 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Spain, Singapore & Malaysia and more. One of them is Columbia C2 33682, released June 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C2 33682, CBS 88147, S 88147, SOPJ 120 121) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o P AL 33683-1F 2T and o P AL 33684-1E 1T. 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.
