US
1973- Label and catalog number
- Big Tree Records BT 161
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene
- Runout / matrix
1612A-Side Runout Etching
"MR. ROBERT" BELL RECORDS 1613 CRC/MBB-Side Runout Etching
1612A-Side Label
1613B-Side Label
Vinyl pressings
by Brownsville Station · 1973
Let Your Yeah Be Yeah was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 4 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.
1612A-Side Runout Etching
"MR. ROBERT" BELL RECORDS 1613 CRC/MBB-Side Runout Etching
1612A-Side Label
1613B-Side Label
1612-1 FRScrawled in Runout, Side A
"MR. ROBERT" 1613-131-1-1 CRC/MS FR D-1Scrawled in Runout, Side B
(1612)Label A
(1613)Label B
(1612)Label A
(1613)Label B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Brazil | Philips 6073 820First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Canada | Big Tree Records 161XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | UK | Philips 6073 841First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | Big Tree Records BT 161First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1973 | US | Big Tree Records BT 161First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Big Tree Records BT 161First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | Big Tree Records BT-161First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | Big Tree Records BT 161First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Big Tree Records BT 161First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1974 | Australia | Philips 6073 8417", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of Let Your Yeah Be Yeah are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1973 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada. One of them is Big Tree Records BT 161.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BT 161, BT-161, 6073 841, 6073 820) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1612 and "MR. ROBERT" BELL RECORDS 1613 CRC/MB. 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.