Vinyl pressings
by Bob Seger And The Silver Bullet Band · 1976
Live Bullet was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
28 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 13 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.
SKBB-1-11523- #74 G17 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Runout Side A, variant 1
SKBB-2-11523-F12 #74 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Runout Side B, variant 1
SKBB-3-11523-F-12 #74 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Runout Side C, variant 1
SKBB-4-11523-F-3 #74 6 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Runout Side D, variant 1
SKBB-1-11523-F7 #2 ─◁ Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A, variant 1
SKBB-2-11523-F2 #2 ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide B, variant 1
SKBB-3-11523-F2 #2 ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide C, variant 1
SKBB-4-11523-F2 #2 ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide D, variant 1
SKBB-1-11523-F-3· ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout Side A, Variant 1
SKBB-2-11523-F-3· 2 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout Side B, Variant 1
SKBB-3-11523-F-7 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ✲Runout Side C, Variant 1
SKBB-4-11523-F-3· ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout Side D, Variant 1
SKBB-1-11523-F7 #2 --◁ WlyRunout side A, Variant 1
SKBB-2-11523-F2 #2 --◁Runout side B, Variant 1
SKBB-3-11523-F2 #2 --◁Runout side C, Variant 1
SKBB-4-11523-F6 --◁ WlyRunout side D, Variant 1
49 SKBB-1-11523 G17 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 4 Ⓧ ✲Runout, side A
SKBB-2-11523-F-2 ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout, side B
SKBB-3-11523-F2 ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout, side C
49 2 2 SKBB-4-11523-G12 ✲ ERT MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout, side D
SKBB-1-11523-F-12 A-60913 4 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side A, variant 1
SKBB-2-11523 F12 3 MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side B, variant 1
SKBB-3-11523-F12 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 2 kpRunout side C, variant 1
SKBB-4-11523-F-3 6 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side D, variant 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Argentina | EMI 6342/3First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | Capitol Records SIJ 11523First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | Capitol Records SKBB-11523First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Capitol Records SKBB-11523First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Capitol Records SKBB-11523First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Capitol Records SKBB-511523LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1976 | Canada | Capitol Records SKBB 11523LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Chile | Capitol Records SKBB-11523First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Capitol Records 2 C 156-82225/6First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Capitol Records 2 C 156-82225/6 / Capitol Records 2S 156-82.225/6First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 152-82 225/26First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1976 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-67085/86First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-67085/86First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Capitol Music 5 C138-85217/18First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Capitol Music 5 C138-85217/18First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Capitol Records SKBB-11523LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Canada | Capitol Records SKBB-11523LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Capitol Records SKBB-511523 / Capitol Records SKBB 511523LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Repress · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Repress · Club edition |
| 1981 | US | Capitol Records SKBB-511523 / Capitol Records SKBB 511523LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Repress · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Repress · Club edition |
| 1981 | US | Capitol Records SKBB-11523LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1981 | US | Capitol Records SKBB-511523 / Capitol Records SKBB 511523LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Repress · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Repress · Club edition |
| 1983 | US | Capitol Records SKBB-11523LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1983 | US | Capitol Records SKBB-11523LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | US | Capitol Records SKBB-11523LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1986 | US | Capitol Records SKBB-11523LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1988 | UK | Capitol Records E-STSP 16 / Capitol Records 0C 192-82225/6LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1988 | US | Capitol Records STBK-11523LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | South Korea | Della Records Co. Inc DL-7736LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Capitol Records B0033374-01 / UMe B0033374-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Capitol Records B0033371-01 / UMe B0033371-01LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2021 | US | Capitol Records B0033371-01 / UMe B0033371-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Capitol Records 31C 164 85217/8 / Capitol Records SKBB 11523LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Capitol Records 164 7-91722 1 / EMI Electrola 164 7 91722 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 172-82 225/26 / EMI Electrola 1C 172-82 225/26LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 172-82 225/26 / EMI Electrola 1C 172-82 225/26LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 172-82 225/26 / EMI Electrola 1C 172-82 225/26LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 172-82 225/26 / EMI Electrola 1C 172-82 225/26LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 172-82 225/26LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Capitol Records 3C 154 - 82225/26 / Capitol Records 3C 154-82225/26LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records E-STSP 16 / Capitol Records 0C 192-82225/6LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records STBK-511523LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | US | Capitol Records STBK-11523LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SKBB 511523LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Repress · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Repress · Club edition |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SKBB-11523LP, Album, Mispress | LP, Album, Mispress |
| ? | US | Capitol Records STBK-11523 / Capitol Records STBB-11523LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SKBB-11523LP, Album | LP, Album |
86 vinyl pressings of Live Bullet are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1976 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Capitol Records SKBB-11523, released April 12, 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SKBB-11523, E-STSP 16, 6342/3, SIJ 11523) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SKBB-1-11523- #74 G17 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0 and SKBB-2-11523-F12 #74 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0. 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.
