Vinyl pressings
by Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks · 1973
2000 And Thirteen 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 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.
P BS-2751-40595-1Runout side A, var. 1
P BS-2751-40596-1Runout side B, var. 1
ℿ > · BS-2741-40595-1Runout side A, var. 2
P 2 · BS-2741- 40596-1Runout side B, var 2
T1 BS-2741-40595-1Runout side A
T1 BS-2741-40596-1Runout side B
BS-2741 T1 40595-2-3Runout side A, variant 2
T1 BS-2741-40596-1-2̶Runout side B, variant 2
PXT BS-2741-40595-1Runout side A
T Ƨ BS-2741-40596-2Runout side B
BS-2741 40595-1A>Runout side A etched
BS-2741 40596-1A>Runout side B etched
BS-1-2741 WW1 - ─◁Runout side A
BS-2-2741 WW1 - ─◁Runout side B
(S40,595)Label side A
(S40,596)Label side B
BS-1-2741 LW1• - *Side 1
BS-2-2741 LW1• - *Side 2
BS 2741 (S40,595)Side 1, Label.
BS 2741 (S40,596)Side 2, Label.
S1 BS-2741-40595-1B A2Runout side A
S1 BS-2741-40596-1B A1Runout side B
(S40,595)Label side A
(S40,596)Label side 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 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2741First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2741First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2741First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2741First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2741First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2741First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2741First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records BA 2741First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2741First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2741LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2741LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2741LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2741LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2741LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2741LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
15 vinyl pressings of 2000 And Thirteen are listed here, from 2 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Canada. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 2741.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 2741, BA 2741) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P BS-2751-40595-1 and P BS-2751-40596-1. 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.
