Vinyl pressings
by Curved Air · 1971
Second Album was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1971, 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.
K 46092 A1 ROBESPIERE 1 /\Runout side A, variant 1
K 46092 B3 Robspiere 1 /\Runout side B, variant 1
K-46092-A3 RASPUTIN 1 1Runout side A, variant 2
K-46092-B3 Robspiere 1 CRunout side B, variant 2
K-46092-A3 RASPUTINSide A runout, variant 1
K-46092-B3 RobspiereSide B runout, variant 1
K-46092-A3 RASPUTINSide A runout, variant 2
K-46092-B1 RASPUTINSide B runout, variant 2
K-46092-A3 RASPUTIN 1 1Runout side A
K-46092-B3 Robspiere 1 CRunout side B
K 46092 ALabel Side A
K 46092 BLabel Side B
K-46092-A3 RASPUTINRunout side A
K-46092-B1 RASPUTINRunout side B
S39989Side A Label
S39990Side B Label
WS-1951-39989-1Side 1 (Etched)
WS-1951 39990-1Side 2 (Etched)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1951First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Israel | Warner Bros. Records K 46092First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records K 46092First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 1951First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBC 1156First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 46092First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 46092First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 46092First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 46092First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1951First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1951First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1951First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1951First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1951First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WS 1951 / Warner Bros. Records WS-1951LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Italy | Epoque Records EP1359LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-8182WLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 46092LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 46092LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1951LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1951LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1951LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
24 vinyl pressings of Second Album are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1971 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in UK, US, Canada, Israel and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records K 46092.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K 46092, WS 1951, WBS 1951, WBC 1156) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K 46092 A1 ROBESPIERE 1 /\ and K 46092 B3 Robspiere 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.
