Vinyl pressings
by Emmylou Harris · 1977
Luxury Liner was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
34 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 14 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-1-2998 WW1Variant 1 - runout side A
BS-2-2998 WW1 #4Variant 1 - runout side B
BS-1-2998 WW1 ━◁Variant 2 - runout side A
BS-2-2998 WW1 #5 ━◁Variant 2 - runout side B
BS-1-2998 LW2 1 ✲Runout A, variant 1
BS-2-2998 LW1 1 ✲Runout B, variant 1
BS-1-2998 LW1 1 ✲Runout A, variant 2
BS-2-2998 LW1 1 ✲Runout B, variant 2
BSK-1-3115 JW4Side A runout (etched)
BSK-2-3115 JW4Side B runout (etched)
BSK-1-3115 M-1 △23449(2)Side A
BSK-2-3115 M-2 △23449-X(1)Side B
BSK-1-3115A-side label
BSK-2-3115B-side label
BSK-1-3115 M-2 △ 23449 (1)Side 1 Etching
BSK-2-3115 M-2 △23449-x(1)Side 2 Etching
BSK-1-3115 WW-4
BSK-2-3115 WW3#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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2998LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1977 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2998First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2998First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2998First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2998First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2998First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | France | Warner Bros. Records 56334 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2998First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | France | Warner Bros. Records 56334First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 334 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2998First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 334 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2998First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 56334First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10295WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56334First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 334First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56334 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2998First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | US | Nonesuch 559087-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Worldwide | Rhino Records RHF1 3115 / Rhino Records 603497822744LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2998LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 334 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2998LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 334LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 334LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 334 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2998LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 334 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2998LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 334LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records K56334 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2998LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3115LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
53 vinyl pressings of Luxury Liner are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1976 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 2998, released January 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 2998, BSK 3115, K 56334, K56334) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BS-1-2998 WW1 and BS-2-2998 WW1 #4. 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.
