Vinyl pressings
by Jim Croce · 1973
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 11 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.
10 AA6073256 1W 320 CRunout Side A, variant 1
10 AA6073256 2W 320 1 FRunout Side B, variant 1
10 AA6073256 1W 320 1 DRunout Side A, variant 2
10 AA6073256 2W 320 1 GRunout Side B, variant 2
6073 256 1 7YS 529Runout, Side A, Etched
6073 256 7YS 530Runout, Side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Vertigo 6073 256First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Brazil | Vertigo 6073 256First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1973 | France | Vertigo 6073 256First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | France | Vertigo 6073 256First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Germany | Vertigo 6073 256First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Italy | Vertigo 6073 256First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Vertigo 6073 256First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Vertigo 6073 256First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Peru | Vertigo 6073256First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Portugal | Vertigo 6073 256First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Yugoslavia | Vertigo 6073 256 / PGP RTB S-53.700First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1973 | South Africa | Vertigo TOS 923First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
12 vinyl pressings of Bad, Bad Leroy Brown are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in Germany, South Africa, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Vertigo 6073 256.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6073 256, TOS 923, 6073256) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 10 AA6073256 1W 320 C and 10 AA6073256 2W 320 1 F. 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.
