Vinyl pressings
by João Donato · 1970
A Bad Donato was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 2 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.
BTS-1-8821-F-1 ✲A runout, etched - variant 1
BTS-2-5050-D-2 —◁ ✲ Side 2B runout, etched - variant 1
BTS-1-8821-F-1 • 2 —◁ ✲A runout, etched / 2 stamped - variant 2
BTS•2-5050-D - 2 • 1 —◁ ✲ Side 2 BTS-2-8821-D2B runout, etched / 1 stamped - variant 2
BTS-21-5049-D-1. 1 ✲ Side-1Side A runout
BTS-21-5050-D-1. 1 ✲ Side-2Side B runout
BTS 1-8821Side A label
BTS 2-8821Side B label
BTS-21-5049-D-2 ✲ Side 1Runout Side A variant 1
BTS-21-5049-D-3 ✲ Side 2Runout Side B variant 1
BTS-21-5049-D-1· ⸝ ✲ Side 1Runout Side A variant 2
BTS-21-5050-D-2· ⸝ ✲ Side 2Runout Side A variant 2
T I 5049 BTS21-1ASide A runout
T I 5050 BTS21-1ASide B runout
5049Side A label
5050Side B label
SKAO-1-88821-1 2 11A
SKAO-2-88821-2 2 1B
BTS-21-5049-D-3. 1 ✲ Side-1Side A runout
BTS-21-5050-D-3. 3 ✲ Side-2 BTS-2-8821-D3 # 3Side B runout
BTS 1-8821Side A label
BTS 2-8821Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Brazil | Blue Thumb Records BTS-8821First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS-8821First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS 8821 (5049)LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1970 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS 8821 / Blue Thumb Records BTS-8821First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS-8821First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS-8821First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1970 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS 21First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Blue Thumb Records SKAO-8-8821First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS 8821 / Blue Thumb Records BTS-8821First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS-8821First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Blue Thumb Records SR-626LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | France | Pathé C064-92290LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | Blue Thumb Records BT. 10.013LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | UK | Blue Thumb Records BTS-8821LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1998 | UK & Europe | Blue Thumb Records BTS 8821 / Blue Thumb Records BTS-8821LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Worldwide | Verve Records B003786001 / UMe B003786001LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2023 | US | Verve Records B0037861-01 / Blue Thumb Records BTS-8821LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Verve Records B0037860-01 / Blue Thumb Records BTS-8821LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of A Bad Donato are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1970 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Brazil. One of them is Blue Thumb Records BTS-8821.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BTS-8821, BTS 8821, BTS 21, SKAO-8-8821) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BTS-1-8821-F-1 ✲ and BTS-2-5050-D-2 —◁ ✲ Side 2. 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.
