Vinyl pressings
by Kate & Anna McGarrigle · 1978
Pronto Monto was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
BSK 3248-1 · 1B · 2HZSide 1 runout (variant 1)
BSK 3248-2 · 1A · 2HZSide 2 runout (variant 1)
BSK_3248A_IY IA T. [Symbol]Side 1 runout (variant 2)
BSK_3248B_IY IA T. [Symbol]Side 2 runout (variant 2)
S-4 K 56561-A1-IS EG 1Side A runout - variant 1
S-4 K 56561-B1-IS E.G.. 1Side B runout - variant 1
K56561-A1-IS EG 1 W-2Side A runout - variant 2
K56561-B1-IS E.G.. 1 W-3KDSide B runout - variant 2
BSK-1-3248-LW2. TML-S ✲Side A runout
BSK-2-3248-LW2. TML-S ✲Side B runout
BSK-1-3248-WW2. TML-S · ─◁Side A runout, variant 1
BSK-2-3248-WW2. TML-S · ─◁Side B runout, variant 1
BSK-1-3248-WW1. TML-S · ─◁Side A runout, variant 2
BSK-2-3248-WW1. TML-S · ─◁Side B runout, variant 2
BSK-1-3248-JW3 #1 TML-M 0Side A runout, etched ["TML-M" and "0" are stamped]
BSK-2-3248-JW2 #1 TML-M 0Side B runout, etched ["TML-M" and "0" are stamped]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 561 / Warner Bros. Records (BSK 3248)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 561 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 561 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records WAR 56561First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K56561 / Warner Bros. Records K 56561First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records Inc.LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Portugal | Warner Bros. Records WAR 56561LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Austria | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 561 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3248LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3248 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3248 QLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 561 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3248LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of Pronto Monto are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1978 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Canada, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BSK 3248.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BSK 3248, K56561, WB 56 561, WAR 56561) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BSK 3248-1 · 1B · 2HZ and BSK 3248-2 · 1A · 2HZ. 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.
