Vinyl pressings
by Judy Collins · 1976
Bread & Roses 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.
18 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 12 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.
7E-1076A⏗2REPRC1 AGP 11-11 PRCSide A runout, variant 1
7E-1076 B-3 1-11 PRCSide B runout, variant 1
7E-1076A-12 REPRC @1GP -II-III PRCSide A runout, variant 2, etched
7E-1076 B-3 PRC-II-IIISide B runout, variant 2, etched
7E-1076A-5 RE-CSM @91PVariant 1 side A runout etched
7E-1076 B2- CSM @19PVariant 1 side B runout etched
15 7E-1076 AIORE CSMVariant 2 runout etched A side
15 7E-1076 B2- CSM @GPVariant 2 runout etched B side
7E 1076A-9 RE SP -Runout Side A (etched)
7E - 1076B 4RE - SP SP 2Runout Side B (etched)
7E-1076A-5 RE-CSM @91PVariant 1 side A runout etched
7E-1076 B2- CSM @19PVariant 1 side B runout etched
15 7E-1076 AIORE CSMVariant 2 runout etched A side
15 7E-1076 B2- CSM @GPVariant 2 runout etched B side
7E-1076 A-6 RE-CSM @4 5Variant 1 side A runout etched
7E-1076 B-1- CSM @ 9P 3 5Variant 1 side B runout etched
7E-1076A-6 RE CSM @4PVariant 2 side A runout etched
7E-1076 B2-CSM @GPVariant 2 side B runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Elektra 7E 1076 / Elektra 7E-1076First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | Elektra 32.003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Elektra P-10258EFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Portugal | Elektra LP-S-58-8First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | Elektra HKS 541-46 / Hispavox HKS 541-46First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Elektra K 52039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Elektra K 52039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Elektra 7E-1076LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1976 | Canada | Elektra 7ES-1076 / Elektra 7ES 1076First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Elektra ELK 52 039First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Israel | Elektra K 52039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Elektra ELK 52039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | South Africa | Elektra EKC 6056First yearLP | LP |
| 1976 | US | Elektra 7E-1076First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Elektra 7E-1076LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
23 vinyl pressings of Bread & Roses are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1976 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Elektra 7E-1076, released November 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7E-1076, K 52039, 7ES-1076, ELK 52 039) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7E-1076A⏗2REPRC1 AGP 11-11 PRC and 7E-1076 B-3 1-11 PRC. 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.
