Vinyl pressings
by Graham Central Station · 1974
Release Yourself 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.
19 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 10 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 2814 40896-ID 1 S A5Runout A variant 1
BS 2814 40897-ID 2 S B1Runout B variant 1
BS 2814 40896-IB 1 S A5Runout A variant 2
BS 2814 40897-IA 1 S A6Runout B variant 2
BS 2814 40896-1B 1 s A7Run-out A
BS 2814 40897-1A \ s A 4Run-out B
S40,896Label A
S40,897Label B
BS 2814 40896-ID A2 pSide A Runout variant 1
BS 2814 40897-ID o D2 pSide B Runout variant 1
BS 2814 40896-1D A2 PSide A Runout variant 2
BS 2814 40897-1F A2 PSide B Runout variant 2
BS 2814 40896-IE 1 T C7Side A runout etched
BS 2814 40897-IC 1T A6Side B runout etched
S40,896Side A label
S40,897Side B label
BS 2814 40896-ID ARunout side A, etched, [A stamped], variant 1
BS 2814 40897-IF C 1Runout side B, etched, [C 1 stamped], variant 1
BS 2814 40896-IDRunout side A, etched, variant 2
BS 2814 40897-IDRunout side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2814First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2814First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 56062 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2814First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 062 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2814First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 062First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 062 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2814First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 062 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2814First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-8506WFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-8506WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 2814First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBC 1255First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Turkey | Warner Bros. Records BS 2814 / Warner Bros. Records 573First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K56062First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K56062First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2814First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2814LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2013 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP869LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | Warner Bros. Records WEA 10540LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2814LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
24 vinyl pressings of Release Yourself are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1974 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 2814, released September 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 2814, K56062, WB 56062, WB 56 062) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BS 2814 40896-ID 1 S A5 and BS 2814 40897-ID 2 S B1. 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.
