Vinyl pressings
by Dionne Warwick · 1975
Track Of The Cat was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
BS-2893-41180-2 KENDUNRunout A, variant 1
BS-2893-41181-2 KENDUNRunout B, variant 1
BS-2893-41180-2 KENDUN -A- [paw print]Runout A, variant 2
BS-2893-41181-2 KENDUN -A- ARunout B, variant 2
1S BS-2893-41180-1B KENDUN -A- A6Runout A
1S BS-2893-41181-1A KENDUN -A- A2Runout B
S41,180Label A
S41,181Label B
T2 BS-2893-41180- 2-1 KENDUN -B- CSide A runout
\S BS-2893-41181--̶2̶ ̶B̶ 1F KENDUN -B- SXT SX BSide B runout
S41,180Side A label
S41,181Side B label
BS 2893 (41180-1)-WB ━◁Runout A
BS 2893 (41181-1)-WB ━◁Runout B
S41,180Label A
S41,181Label B
BS-2893-41180-1A KENDUN -1- A1 SA-side runout groove inscription
BS-2593-41181-1A KENDUN -1- A4 SB-side runout groove inscription
S41,180A-side label
S41,181B-side label
K.56178.A1 1 D ARUNRunout A
K.56178.B1 2 DRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2893First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Barbados | Warner Bros. Records BS 2893First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2893First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Colombia | Warner Bros. Records WEA 10573First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 56178First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Jamaica | Warner Bros. Records BS 2893First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10143WFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records BS 2893First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBC 1290First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K56178 / Warner Bros. Records K 56178First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K56178 / Warner Bros. Records K 56178First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2893First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2893First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Warner Bros. RecordsLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2893First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBL 1070 / Warner Bros. Records MID 424LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
21 vinyl pressings of Track Of The Cat are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Barbados and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 2893.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 2893, K56178, WEA 10573, W 56178) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BS-2893-41180-2 KENDUN and BS-2893-41181-2 KENDUN. 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.
