Vinyl pressings
by Buddy Guy · 1982
Drinkin' TNT 'N' Smokin' Dynamite 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.
3 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 2 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.
BP 1182 A-1-1-2 PRC STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
BP 1182 B-1-1-4 PRC STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
BP 1182 A-1-1-2-01 PRC STERLING R̶L̶Side A runout, variant 2
BP 1182 B-1-1-3 PRC STERLING 2Side B runout, variant 2
RL-034-A (ALI) LYN-10518 STERLINGSide A runout
RL-034-B (ALI) STERLING LYN-10579Side B runout
RL 034 A S3 AR STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
SI RL 034 B STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
RL 034 A S2 AR STERLINGSide A runout, variant 2
S9 RL 034 B STERLINGSide B runout, variant 2
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 | UK | Red Lightnin' RL 0034First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | Red Lightnin' RL 0034First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Blind Pig Records BP 1182First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | France | Sonet 520395LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | UK | Sonet SNTF 920LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1984 | UK | Sonet SNTF 920LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | US | Blind Pig Records BP1182LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | Blind Pig Records BP 1182 / Blind Pig Records BP1182LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | US | Blind Pig Records BPLP 1182LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Europe | Demon Records DEMREC536LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Drinkin' TNT 'N' Smokin' Dynamite are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1982 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK. One of them is Blind Pig Records BP 1182.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BP 1182, RL 0034) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BP 1182 A-1-1-2 PRC STERLING and BP 1182 B-1-1-4 PRC STERLING. 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.
