Vinyl pressings
by Bonnie Raitt · 1982
Green Light was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 9 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.
BSK 1-3630 WW3 ─◁ TML-MSide A runout, variant 1
BSK-2-3630-WW1 ─◁ TML-MSide B runout, variant 1
BSK 1-3630 WW3 ─◁ TML-MSide A runout, variant 2
BSK-2-3630-WW1 #3 ─◁ TML-MSide B runout, variant 2
BSK 1-3630-LW2·✲ TML-MSide A runout, variant 1
BSK-2-3630-LW1· ✲ TML-XSide B runout, variant 1
BSK-1-3630-LW2 • 2 ✲ TML-MSide A runout, variant 2
BSK-2-3630-LW1 • 3 ✲ TML-XSide B runout, variant 2
BSK-1-3630-JW1 # 1 TML-S 0Runout side A, variant 1
BSK-2-3630 JW 4 #1 TML-S 0Runout side B, variant 1
BSK-1-3630-JW2 # 1 TML-M 0Runout side A, variant 2
BSK-2-3630-JW4 # 2 TML-S 0Runout side B, variant 2
XBS-3630-A A/Q QSide 1 Matrix/Runout
XBS-3630-B A/Q QSide 2 Matrix/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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3630First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records XBS 3630First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56980 / Warner Bros. Records WB K 56 980First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB K 56 980 / Warner Bros. Records WB 56980First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records WB K 56 980First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-11123First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-11123First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 980 / Warner Bros. Records WB K 56 980First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56980First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3630LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1982 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3630First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3630First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3630First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3630LP, Advance, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Advance, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3630LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
15 vinyl pressings of Green Light are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BSK 3630, released January 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BSK 3630, K 56980, XBS 3630, WB 56980) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BSK 1-3630 WW3 ─◁ TML-M and BSK-2-3630-WW1 ─◁ TML-M. 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.
