Vinyl pressings
by Leon Redbone · 1977
Double Time 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.
12 pressings came out in 1977, 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.
BS-1-2971 LW-3 ✲Side A runout etched, ✲ stamped, variant 1
BS-2-2971 LW-3 ✲Side B runout etched, ✲ stamped, variant 1
BS-1-2971 LW-3 ✲ 2Side A runout etched, ✲ stamped, variant 2
BS-2-2971 LW-3 ✲ 2 2Side B runout etched, ✲ stamped, variant 2
BS-1-2971WW2#3 VM · ─◁Side A runout, variant 1
BS-2-2971WW1#3 VM · ─◁Side B runout, variant 1
BS-1-2971WW2#4 VM · ─◁Side A runout, variant 2
BS-2-2971WW1#4 VM · ─◁Side B runout, variant 2
BS-1-2971 JW1 #3 VM 0Runout, Side A, variant 1 / etched, exc. 0 / stamped
BS-2-2971-JW5- ["stickman figure"] #1 0Runout, Side B, variant 1 / etched, exc. 0 / stamped
BS-1-2971 JW2 #2 VM 0Runout, Side A, variant 2 / etched, exc. 0 / stamped
BS-2-2971 JW4 2 VM 0Runout, Side B, variant 2 / etched, exc. 0 / stamped
K.56301.A1Runout side A, stamped
K.56301.B1Runout side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2971First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2971First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 301First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 301First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10317WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records BS 2971First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records BS 2971First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K56301First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K56301First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2971First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2971First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2971First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2971LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2971LP, Album, Remastered, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Remastered, Repress, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2971LP, Album, Remastered, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Remastered, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2971LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2971LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2971LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2971LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2971LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
22 vinyl pressings of Double Time are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1977 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 2971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 2971, K56301, WB 56 301, P-10317W) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BS-1-2971 LW-3 ✲ and BS-2-2971 LW-3 ✲. 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.
