Vinyl pressings
by Bootsy's Rubber Band · 1978
Bootsy? Player Of The Year was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 7 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-1-3093-WW1#2 AZ KA ·─◁ BSK-A-WW1#2Runout variant 1 side A
BSK-A+ Plus-RE1-WW1#6 BSK-2-3093-RE-1 WW-1 AZ #6 KA ·─◁Runout variant 1 side B
BSK-1-3093-WW1 AZ KA ·─◁ BSK-A-WW1Runout variant 2 side A
BSK-A+ Plus-RE1-WW2 BSK-2-3093-RE-1 WW-2 AZ 3 KA · ·─◁Runout variant 2 side B
A BSK-1-3093 ̷B̷S̷K̷-̷2̷-̷3̷0̷9̷3̷ Lw-1 Az 2 ✲Runout A, etched, stamped
BSK-2-3093-RE-1 Lw-1 Az 4 ✲Runout B. etched, stamped
BSK-1-3093 JW3 +3 AZ 0Runout A etched / 0 stamped [Var 1]
BSK-2-3093 RE1 JW3 #2 AZ 0Runout B etched / 0 stamped [Var 1]
BSK-1-3093 JW1 #1 AZ 0Runout A etched / 0 stamped [Var 2]
BSK-2-3093 RE1 JW3 #4 AZ 0Runout B etched / 0 stamped [Var 2]
BSK-1-3093 M-1 AZ CB ∆23133 (2)Runout side A
BSK-2-3093-RE-1 M-1 AZ ∆23133-X (5)Runout side B
BSK 3093Label side A
BSK 3093 (RE 1)Label side B
BSC-1-3093-G-1 AZ GOLRunout Side A
BSC-1-3093-G-1 AZ GOLRunout Side B
K 56424 A1 timtomA Side Runout
K 56424 B1 timtomB Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3093First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Barbados | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3093First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3093First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10493WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10493WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3093First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56424 / Warner Bros. Records K56424First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56424 / Warner Bros. Records K56424First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3093First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3093First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3093First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3093LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3093LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3093First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3093First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1487LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1487LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3093LP, Album | LP, Album |
18 vinyl pressings of Bootsy? Player Of The Year are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1978 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Barbados and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BSK 3093.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BSK 3093, K 56424, P-10493W) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BSK-1-3093-WW1#2 AZ KA ·─◁ BSK-A-WW1#2 and BSK-A+ Plus-RE1-WW1#6 BSK-2-3093-RE-1 WW-1 AZ #6 KA ·─◁. 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.
