Vinyl pressings
by Bread · 1974
The Best Of Bread (Volume Two) was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
27 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 16 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.
7E1005 A CSM SxCTH ESR - TD - 4-2-74Side A runout, variant 1
7E1005 B-2 CSM SxCTH ESR - TD - 4-2-74 0.Side B runout, variant 1
7E1005 A-1 CSM Sx ESR - TD - 4-2-74Side A runout, variant 2
7E1005 B-1 CSM Sx ESR - TD - 4-2-74 0.Side B runout, variant 2
7E1005 A-4 SP ESRTD 5-11-76Etched Side A
7E-1005-ALabel Side A
7E-1005-BLabel Side B
TE1005 B-4 SP ESRTD 5-11-76
7E-1005 A CSM ESR-TD-4-2-74 A7 S 1Side A Etched, variant 1
7E-1005 B CSM ESR-TD-4-2-74 A8 S 1Side B Etched, variant 1
7E-1005 A-3 CSM SX ESR-TD-4-2-74 ᔓSide A Etched, variant 2
7E 1005 B-3 CSM SX ESR-TD-4-2-74 ᔓSide B Etched, variant 2
7E1005 A-1 CSM Sx ESR - TD - 4-2-74 0-1 7Side A runout, variant 1
7E1005 B-1 CSM Sx ESR - TD - 4-2-74 0-1 2Side B runout, variant 1
7E1005 A-1 CSM Sx ESR - TD - 4-2-74Side A runout, variant 2
7E1005 B-1 CSM Sx ESR - TD - 4-2-74 0.Side B runout, variant 2
7E 1005 A-2 CSM SX TCTH C11 ESR-TD-4-2-74Runout A
7E 1005 B-2 CSM SXTCTH B12 ESR-TD-4-2-74Runout B
7E-1005-ALabel A
7E-1005-BLabel B
7E-1005-AA Side Label
7E-1005-BB Side Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Elektra 7E-1005First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1974 | Brazil | Elektra 3-03-404-014First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | Brazil | Elektra ELLP-527First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | Canada | Elektra 7ES-1005First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | Elektra 7ES-1005First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1974 | Colombia | Elektra 23(4031)00138First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | Germany | Elektra ELK 42 161 / Elektra 7E- 1005First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1974 | Greece | Elektra 412First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1974 | Greece | Elektra 412First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1974 | India | Elektra K 42161First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-8457EFirst yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | Mozambique | Elektra EKC 6038First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Elektra EKS1005First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | Rhodesia | Elektra EKC 6038First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | South Africa | Elektra EKC 6038 / Elektra 7E-1005First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | El Salvador | Elektra 7E-1005LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | Venezuela | Elektra GM-200.2831LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1980 | Venezuela | Elektra GM-200.2831 / Elektra Lps. 200.2831LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Elektra 7ES-1005LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Canada | Elektra 7ES 1005LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Germany | Elektra ELK 42161LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Elektra ELK 42161LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Elektra 412LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Mexico | Elektra LWE-5061LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Taiwan | Giant TD-1384LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Elektra 6E-110LP, Compilation, Reissue, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | US | Elektra 6E-110LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| ? | US | Elektra 6E-110LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
57 vinyl pressings of The Best Of Bread (Volume Two) are listed here, from 25 countries, released between 1974 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Greece and more. One of them is Elektra 7E-1005, released May 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7E-1005, K 42161, 42161, GWEA-5061) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7E1005 A CSM SxCTH ESR - TD - 4-2-74 and 7E1005 B-2 CSM SxCTH ESR - TD - 4-2-74 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.
