US
1977- Label and catalog number
- Warner Bros. Records BS 3039
- Format
- LP, Album · Winchester Pressing
- Runout / matrix
BS-1-3039 WW1 ----◄Side A
BS-2-3039 WW2 ----◄Side B
Vinyl pressings
by Lamont Dozier · 1977
Peddlin' Music On The Side was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 3 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.
BS-1-3039 WW1 ----◄Side A
BS-2-3039 WW2 ----◄Side B
BS-1-3039 LW2(Variant 1) Side A etched
BS-2-3039 LW2(Variant 1) Side B etched
BS-1-3039 LW1 ✲(Variant 2) Side A
BS-2-3039 LW1 ✲(Variant 2) Side B
O BS-1-3039 JW2Side A etched
O BS-2-3039 JW1Side B etched
56396 A BS-1-3039 LWI. 2Side A
56396 B BS-2-3039 LWI. 2Side B
56396-ASide A, Label
56396-BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | France | Warner Bros. Records 56 396 / Warner Bros. Records N° 56396First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBC 1348First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 3039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 3039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 3039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 3039LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label (Lamont Dozier) LDP - 62LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Unknown | Warner Bros. Records WBL 1069LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 396 / Warner Bros. Records BS 3039LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Warner Bros. Records 56 396 / Warner Bros. Records BS 3 039LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Warner Bros. Records 56 396 / Warner Bros. Records 56396LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 396 / Warner Bros. Records BS 3039LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Peddlin' Music On The Side are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, France, South Africa. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 3039.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 3039, 56 396, WBC 1348) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BS-1-3039 WW1 ----◄ and BS-2-3039 WW2 ----◄. 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.