Vinyl pressings
by Kayak · 1975
Royal Bed Bouncer was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 4 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.
5C 064-25271A//HM26105-1-X. S 1 9 1 1Runout side A
5C 054-25271B//HM26.106-1-X. S1 9 1 1Runout side B
5C 064-25271-ALabel side A
5C 064-25271-BLabel side B
̶B̶T̶M̶ ̶5̶0̶0̶2̶ A GRT JXS 7023-ARunout side A
̶B̶T̶M̶ ̶5̶0̶0̶2̶ B GRT JXS 7023-BRunout side B
JXS-7023-ALabel side A
JXS-7023-BLabel side B
JXS-7023-A1-B 1 S XXXXXXX 1B ARunout side A, variant 1
JXS-7023-B1-A B XXXXXX 1SRunout side B, variant 1
JXS-7023-A-1B A6 1S B̷T̷M̷ ̷5̷0̷0̷2̷A̷-̷1̷B̷Runout side A, variant 2
JXS-7023-B-1B A4 1S B̷T̷M̷ ̷5̷0̷0̷2̷B̷-̷1̷B̷Runout side B, variant 2
(DJ) JXS-7023-A-1A IS B̶T̶M̶ ̶5̶0̶0̶2̶ ̶A̶ (DJ VERSION) 1A A2A-Side Runout Etching
(DJ) JXS-7023-B-1A IS B̶T̶M̶ ̶5̶0̶0̶2̶ ̶B̶ (DJ VERSION) 1A A4B-Side Runout Etching
JXS 7023 AA-Side Label
JXS 7023 BB-Side Label
9098-7023-S1Etched run-out side A
9098-7023-S2Etched run-out side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | Janus Records 9098-7023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | EMI EMS-80388First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Japan | EMI EMS-80388First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Netherlands | EMI 5C 064-25271First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Janus Records JXS 7023First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Janus Records JXS 7023 / Janus Records JXS-7023First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Janus Records JSX-7023First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Vertigo 6360 853LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | Japan | Vertigo BT-8113LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | EMI 5C 064-25271LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Vertigo 6360 853LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Vertigo 6360 853LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
12 vinyl pressings of Royal Bed Bouncer are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1975 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in Netherlands, US, Canada, Japan. One of them is EMI 5C 064-25271.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5C 064-25271, JXS 7023, JSX-7023, 9098-7023) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 5C 064-25271A//HM26105-1-X. S 1 9 1 1 and 5C 054-25271B//HM26.106-1-X. S1 9 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.
