Vinyl pressings
by James Taylor · 1971
Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
36 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 19 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.
BS2561-A 39857-1A [Artisan logo]Side A runout, variant 2
BS2561-B 39858-1C [Artisan logo]Side B runout, variant 2
BS-2561 39857-1 [Artisan logo] A PSide A runout, variant 3
BS-2561 39858-1 [Artisan logo] 7 PSide B runout, variant 3
[Logo Artisan Sound Recorders]Stamped both sides all versions
BS-2561 39857-1-1 2TSide 1 variant 1 runout etched
BS-2561 39858-2-4 T1Side 2 variant 1 runout etched
2T BS-2561 39857-1-1 ASide 1 variant 2 runout etched (A stamped)
BS-2561-A 39857-1A [Artisan Logo]Runout A etch; Artisan logo stamp [Var 1]
1Ƨ BS-2561-B 39858-1A D3 [Artisan Logo]Runout B etch; Artisan logo stamp [Var 1]
Ƨ BS-2561-A 39857-1B [Artisan Logo]Runout A etch; Artisan logo stamp [Var 2]
1 BS-2561-B Ƨ 39858-1A D5 [Artisan Logo]Runout B etch; Artisan logo stamp [Var 2]
BS-1-2561 WW2 ——◁Side A runout, etched
BS-2-2561-WB#2 BS-2561 37858[scratched out]-1-WB ——◁Side B runout, etched
BS-2561 39857-1-WB ——◁Side A runout, Variant 1, etched
BS-2561 39857-2-WB ——◁Side B runout, Variant 1, etched
BS-2561 39857-2 C T1Side A runout
BS-2561 39858-2-4 T1Side B runout
[Logo Artisan Sound Recorders]Stamped both sides all versions
S39857Side A label
BS2561-A 39857-1A Side Etched
BS2561-B 39857-1AB Side Etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records 89108First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2561First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2561First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2561 / Warner Bros. Records BS-2561First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 85.005 / Warner Bros. Records 85 0005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Brazil | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 85.005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2561First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2561First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2561First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2561First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2561First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 2561 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2561First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2561First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | France | Warner Bros. Records 46085First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | France | Warner Bros. Records 46.085First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-6406WLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Philippines | Warner Bros. Records BS 2561LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 56004LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2561LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2007 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2561LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2008 | US | Warner Bros. Records 305980LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2009 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 8122-79963-6 / Rhino Records 8122-79963-6LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records 12.983 / 112.983LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2561LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 604.7014 / Warner Bros. Records 26.007LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 26.007 / Warner Bros. Records 26 007LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 3-01-404-014 / Continental 3-01-404-014LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 26 007 / Warner Bros. Records 26.007LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2561LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2561LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2561LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2561LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2561LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56004 / Warner Bros. Records 56004LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records K 46 085LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 56004LP, Album, Reissue, White Label | LP, Album, Reissue, White Label |
| ? | France | Warner Bros. Records 46.085LP, Album | LP, Album |
114 vinyl pressings of Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon are listed here, from 27 countries, released between 1971 and 2009.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 2561.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 2561, WS 2561, K 46085, 89108) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BS2561-A 39857-1A [Artisan logo] and BS2561-B 39858-1C [Artisan logo]. 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.
