Vinyl pressings
by Frank Sinatra · 1974
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 12 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.
7YPART 76559 | M3 298490 | 14326 ASide A runout
7YPART 76560 | M3 298491 | 14326 BSide B runout
RCA 4593Side A label
RCA 4594Side A label
K 14326 A1 ∴Side A runout, stamped
K 14326 B1 ∴ K14326 1Side B runout, stamped
K 14326 A1A-Side Runout
K 14326 B1B-Side Runout
RCA 4523 S-1D T1A Side Runout, Variant 1
RCA 4524S-1C TB Side Runout, Variant 1
RCA 4523 S-1C T111A Side Runout, Variant 2
RCA 4524S-1C T111B Side Runout, Variant 2
RCA4523Label A
RCA4524Label B
REP-1196 RCA-4523-1A sDeadwax A
REP-1196 RCA-4524 1B sDeadwax 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Reprise Records R-1196First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | Reprise Records REP 1196First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | France | Reprise Records 14 326 / Reprise Records 14.326First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 14 326First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Italy | Reprise Records K 14326First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Reprise Records REP 14.326 / Reprise Records REP 14326First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Reprise Records RO.1196First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Portugal | Reprise Records N-S-66-37First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | South Africa | Reprise Records R21-203First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1974 | Spain | Reprise Records 45-1065 / Hispavox 45-1065First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | UK | Reprise Records K 14326First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | UK | Reprise Records K 14326First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | UK | Reprise Records K 14326First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | US | Reprise Records REP 1196First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1974 | US | Reprise Records REP 1196First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | RCA 45237", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
16 vinyl pressings of Bad, Bad Leroy Brown are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in France, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is Reprise Records 14 326.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 14 326, K 14326, REP 1196, R-1196) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7YPART 76559 | M3 298490 | 14326 A and 7YPART 76560 | M3 298491 | 14326 B. 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.
