Vinyl pressings
by Family · 1972
Bandstand was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. 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 1972, 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.
K 54006-A1 1 ESide A runout, variant 1
K 54006-B1 2 DSide B runout, variant 1
K 54006-A1 1 5Side A runout, variant 2
K 54006-B1 1 0Side B runout, variant 2
K 54006 A1Side A runout
K 54006 B1Side B runout
UAS-5644-AVariant 1, runout side A
UAS-5644-BVariant 1, runout side B
UAS 5644-A-1 T BVariant 2, runout side A, etched
UAS 5644-B-1 T BVariant 2, runout side B, etched
UAS-5644-A-1 1TRunout side A
UAS-5644-B-1 1TRunout side B
UAS-5644-A B 66Side A runout
UAS-5644-B B 66Side B runout
UAS-5644-A-1 [M or W or B long/squeezed]Runout A, etched
UAS-5644-B-1 [M or W or B long/squeezed]Runout B, etched
UAS-5644-A [M or W or B long/squeezed] 2Runout A, etched variant 2
UAS-5644-B [M or W or B long/squeezed] 3Runout B, etched variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Reprise Records RS 4000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Austria | Reprise Records REP 54 006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | United Artists Records UAS-5644First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | United Artists Records UAS-5644First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | France | Reprise Records 54 006 / Reprise Records K 54006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 006 / Reprise Records K 54006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Israel | Reprise Records K 54006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Italy | Reprise Records K 54006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | Reprise Records P-8298RFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Lebanon | Reprise Records K 54006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Malaysia | Elektra FLY 43211First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Reprise Records REP 54006 / Reprise Records K 54006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Reprise Records RS 4000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Reprise Records RS 4000 / Reprise Records RS.4000First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Reprise Records K 54006First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | UK | See For Miles Records Ltd. SEE 241LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | UK | Madfish SMALP 989LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | TIS TIS 8104 / Reprise Records K 54006LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | TIS TIS 8104 / TIS 66.22244LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | TIS TIS 8104 / TIS 66.22244LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | New Zealand | Reprise Records RS 4000LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Reprise Records K 54006LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Reprise Records K 54006LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Reprise Records K 54006LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Reprise Records K 54006LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Reprise Records K 54006LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
32 vinyl pressings of Bandstand are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1972 and 2012.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in UK, US, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is Reprise Records K 54006, released September 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K 54006, UAS-5644, RS 4000, REP 54 006) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K 54006-A1 1 E and K 54006-B1 2 D. 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.
