Vinyl pressings
by Leon Redbone · 1975
On The Track 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.
16 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 6 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.
BS2888 (41164-1) SUB #2 0 SIDE 1A side runout, variant 1
BS·2-2888 JW3 #3 0B side runout, variant 1
BS·1-2888 JW2 0A side runout, variant 2
BS·2-2888 JW3 0B side runout, variant 2
BS2888 (411654-1) BS-1-2888-WB #3 • –––◁Variant 1 Side A Etched
BS2888 (41165-1) BS-2-2888-WB #7 • –––◁Variant 1 Side B Etched
BS2888 (41164-1) BS-1-2888-WB #3 –––◁Variant 2 Side A Etched
BS2888 (41165-1) BS-2-2888-WB #4 –––◁Variant 2 Side B Etched
BS-1-2888 LW3• 2 ✲Runout A, variant 1
BS-2-2888 LW2• 1 ✲Runout B, variant 1
BS-1-2888 LW2• 2 ✲Runout A, variant 2
BS2888(41165-1)-2.W.1Runout B, variant 2
BS 2888 1 S 41164-2-B A 3Side A runout, etched, variant 1
#BS 2888 1 S 41165-C VMSide B runout, etched, variant 1
BS-2888 1 S XS 41164-2-1ESide A runout, etched, variant 2
#BS2888 1 S 41165-1B SX B VMSide A runout, etched, variant 2
WW2Side 1 matrix number
WW4Side 2 matrix number
P BS-2888 1 S 41164-2-1ESide A runout, variant 1
#BS2888 41165-1B SXSide B runout, variant 1
P BS-2888 1 S SX 41164-2-1B C 3Side A runout, variant 2
P # BS2888 2 7 41165-1B SX A 1 WMSide B runout, variant 2
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 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2888First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2888First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2888First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2888First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10467WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10467WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records BS 2888First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56173First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2888First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2888First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2888First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2888First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2888First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2888First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2888First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | Third Man Records TMR 315LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2016 | US | Third Man Records TMR 315LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2016 | US | Third Man Records TMR 315LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2888LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2888LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2888LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2888LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2888LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 173LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 173 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2888LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2888LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2888LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2888LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
32 vinyl pressings of On The Track are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1975 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 2888, released September 12, 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 2888, K 56173, P-10467W) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BS2888 (41164-1) SUB #2 0 SIDE 1 and BS·2-2888 JW3 #3 0. 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.
