Vinyl pressings
by David Sanborn · 1980
Hideaway was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 11 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.
BSK-1-3379 RE-2-WW1 —◁ RBMC STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
BSK-2-3379-RE-1-WW1 —◁ STERLING RBMCSide B runout, variant 1
BSK-1-3379-RE1-WW1 —◁ RBMC STERLINGSide A runout, variant 2
BSK-2-3379-RE1-WW1 —◁ STERLING RBMCSide B runout, variant 2
BSK-1-3379 RE1-LW2 * STERLING RBMCRunout Side A
BSK-2-3379-RE1-LW2 * RMBC STERLINGRunout Side B
BSK-1-3379 RE 2 WW2 —◁
BSK-2-3379 RE 1 WW5 —◁
BSK-1-3379 ⋅ RE2 ⋅ LW1 ⋅ 1 ✲✲ RBMC STERLINGSide A runout Variant 1
BSK-2 ⋅ 3379 ⋅ LW3 ⋅ RE1 1 ✲✲Side B runout Variant 1
BSK-1-3379-RE1-LW1 STERLING RBMCSide A runout (STERLING stamped) Variant 2
BSK-2-3379-RE1-LW2 * RBMC STERLINGSide B runout (STERLING stamped) Variant 2
BSK-1-3379-RE1 - JW1 #3 STERLING 0 RBMCSide A runout
BSK-2-3379-RE1-JW1 #4 RBMC STERLINGSide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3379 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3379 RE-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3379First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 26.163First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records QBS 3379First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records QBS 3379First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records QBS 3379First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 766 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3379First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 766 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3379First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 766 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3379First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10775WFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10775WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Philippines | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3379First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Scandinavia | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 766 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3379First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBX 40First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3379LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3379First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records WPJR-10062LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 766 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3379LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 766 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3379LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 766 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3379LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 766 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3379LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 766 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3379LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBC 1461 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3379LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3379LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3379LP, Album | LP, Album |
32 vinyl pressings of Hideaway are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1979 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, Australia, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BSK 3379, released February 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BSK 3379, 26.163, QBS 3379, WB 56 766) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BSK-1-3379 RE-2-WW1 —◁ RBMC STERLING and BSK-2-3379-RE-1-WW1 —◁ STERLING RBMC. 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.
