Vinyl pressings
by Gladys Knight And The Pips · 1974
Singing The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 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.
20 pressings came out in 1974, 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.
BDS-5602-A² B̶D̶S̶-̶5̶2̶0̶2̶-̶A̶²̶ Bell Sound RCK SONSide A etched, except "Bell Sound," stamped
BDS-5602-B² B̶D̶S̶-̶5̶2̶0̶2̶-̶B̶²̶ Bell Sound RCK SONSide B etched, except "Bell Sound," stamped
BDS 5602 ST ASide A label
BDS 5602 ST BSide B label
BDS-5602-A-7 1 - 11 Bell Sound RCK PIR DRunout side A
BDS-5602-B 14-1-11 Bell Sound RCK PR DRunout side B
BDS-5602-A-7 1 - 1 Bell Sound RCK PR DRunout side A
BDS-5602-B 41-1-11 Bell Sound RCK PR DRunout side B
BDS-5602-A-4 B⃥D⃥S⃥-⃥5⃥2⃥0⃥2⃥-⃥A⃥-⃥4⃥ (MR) Bell Sound RCK △18695(4)Runout A variant 1
BDS-5602-B B⃥D⃥S⃥-⃥5⃥2⃥0⃥2⃥-⃥B⃥-⃥4⃥ (MR) RCK △18695-X(3)Runout B variant 1
BDS-5602-A-4 B⃥D⃥S⃥-⃥5⃥2⃥0⃥2⃥-⃥A⃥-⃥4⃥ (MR) Bell Sound RCK △18695(3)Runout A variant 2
BDS-5602-B B⃥D⃥S⃥-⃥5⃥2⃥0⃥2⃥-⃥B⃥-⃥4⃥ (MR) RCK △18695-X(2)Runout B variant 2
T1 BD8·5602-A-5 Bell Sound RCK DSide A runout, variant 1
T2 B·D5·5602-B-5 Bell Sound RCK CSide B runout, variant 1
T1 BD8·5602-A-S Bell Sound RCK A1Side A runout, variant 2
T2 B·D5·5602-B-S Bell Sound RCK A2Side B runout, variant 2
BDS 5602 ST ASide A Label
BDS 5602 ST BSide B Label
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 | Buddah Records BDS 5602First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Australia | Buddah Records BDS 5602First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Brazil | Buddah Records BDS 5602 ST/STEREOFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Buddah Records BDS 5602 STFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Buddah Records BLY 840 034First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | Germany | Buddah Records 2318 097First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Greece | Buddah Records 2318 097First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Buddah Records YP-7043-DAFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Mexico | Buddah Records LPR 21012 / Buddah Records 2318097First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Buddah Records 653.008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Buddah Records BDS 5602First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Spain | Buddah Records 23 18 097First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Buddah Records 2318 097 / Buddah Records 2318097First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Buddah Records BDS 5602 STFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Buddah Records BDS 5602 STFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
22 vinyl pressings of Singing The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1974 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Buddah Records BDS 5602 ST.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BDS 5602 ST, 2318 097, BDS 5602, BDS 5602 ST/STEREO) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BDS-5602-A² B̶D̶S̶-̶5̶2̶0̶2̶-̶A̶²̶ Bell Sound RCK SON and BDS-5602-B² B̶D̶S̶-̶5̶2̶0̶2̶-̶B̶²̶ Bell Sound RCK SON. 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.
