Vinyl pressings
by James Taylor · 1976
In The Pocket was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 17 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-1-2912 WW3 #3 · ─◁Side A runout variant 1
BS-2-2912 WW2 · ─◁Side B runout variant 1
BS-1-2912 WW3 · ─◁Side A runout variant 2
BS-2-2912 WW1 #4 (ZLAU) · ─◁Side B runout variant 2
2 S BS-1-2912-1A SXT C3Side A Runout Etched, Variant 1
BS-2-2912 X (ZLAU) A7Side B Runout Etched, Variant 1
BS-1-2912Side A Runout Etched, Variant 2
BS-2-2912 XX (ZLAU)Side B Runout Etched, Variant 2
BS-1-2912-RE1 JW1 #3 0Runout side A, variant 1
BS-2-2912 JW-3#1Runout side B, variant 1
SUB BS-1-2912 JW1#3Runout side A, variant 2
BS-2-2912 JW1 SUB #3 (ZLAU)Runout side B, variant 2
BS-1-2912 LW1• 1 ✲Side A variant 1
BS-2-2912 LW4• 3 ✲Side B variant 1
BS-1-2912-RE1 LW1• 1 ✲Side A variant 2
BS-2-2912 LW5• 1 ✲Side B variant 2
T1 BS-1-2912-A-2 A5Runout side A, variant 1
T1 BS-1-2912-B-1 (ZLAU) BRunout side B, variant 1
T 1 BS-1-2912-A-3 B²Runout side A, variant 2
T 1 BS-2-2912-B-1 (ZLAU) BRunout side B, variant 2
P BS-1-2912 X A2Side A runout, variant 1
P BS-2-2912 XX (ZLAU)Side B runout, variant 1
P BS-1-2912 X 1BSide A runout, variant 2
P BS-2-2912 1 XX (ZLAU) A 1Side B runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records 50-14.235First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records 80696First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2912 / Warner Bros. Records BS-2912First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 36.002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2912First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2912First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Warner Bros. Records 56197 (BS 2912)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 197 / Warner Bros. Records WS 2912First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 0727 / Warner Bros. Records WS 0727First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records BS 2912LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 56197First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56197First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records BS 2912First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Philippines | Warner Bros. Records BS 2912First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Portugal | Warner Bros. Records LP-S-65-16First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-6410WLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records LWB-5220LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 36.002LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 56197LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2912 / Warner Bros. Records R-123673LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2912LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
31 vinyl pressings of In The Pocket are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1976 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Japan, Argentina and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 2912.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 2912, K56197, P-10187W, 50-14.235) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BS-1-2912 WW3 #3 · ─◁ and BS-2-2912 WW2 · ─◁. 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.
