Vinyl pressings
by Jesse Colin Young · 1974
Light Shine 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.
18 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 7 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.
T1 BS-2790-40779-1-2Side A runout, variant 1
T1 BS-2790-40780-1-1Side B runout, variant 1
T1 BS-2790-40779-1-2 TLC A ISide A runout, variant 2
T1 BS-2790-40780-1-2 TLC A 3Side B runout, variant 2
S1 BS-2790-40779-1B TLC A1Runout A
S1 BS-2790-40780-1A TLC B1Runout B
S40,779Label A
S40,780Label B
BS-2790 (40779)-WB –––◁Runout, Side A Etched
BS-2790 (40780)-WB –––◁Runout, Side B Etched
S40,779Side A Label
S40,780Side B Label
BS-1-2790- JW3 #1 0Side I Runout Etched
SuB BS-2-2790 JW2 #1 0Side II Runout Etched
S40,779Side I Label
S40,780Side II Label
P BS-2790-40779-1 [TLC logo]Side A runout, variant 1
P BS-2790-40780-1 [TLC logo]Side B runout, variant 1
P BS-2790-40779-1X [TLC logo]Side A runout, variant 2
P BS-2790-40780-1 [TLC logo]Side B runout, variant 2
S40,779Label A
S40,780Label B
R123632 A I
R123632 B I
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 2790First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2790First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 037First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 037 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2790First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P - 8465WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1974 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-8465WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS-2790First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Warner Bros. Records WB 56037First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2790First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2790First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2790First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2790First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Warner Bros. Records R123632First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2790First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2790First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56037LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
22 vinyl pressings of Light Shine are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1974 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 2790, released April 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 2790, R123632, K 56037, WB 56037) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 BS-2790-40779-1-2 and T1 BS-2790-40780-1-1. 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.
