Vinyl pressings
by Little Feat · 1973
Dixie Chicken was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. 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 1973, 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.
\ S BS2686-40398-A 1A A1Runout side A
\ S BS 2686-40399-B 1ARunout side B
S40,398Label side A
S40,399Label side B
T1 BS 2686 40398-1-2 D4Side A runout, etched
T1 BS 2686 40399-1-1 A1Side B runout, etched
BS 2686 (S40,398)Side A label
BS 2686 (S40,399)Side B label
P BS 2686 40398-1 1 A1Runout side A
P BS 2686 40399-1 X 1 CRunout side B
S40,398Label side A
S40,399Label side B
T1 BS 2686 40398-1-1 CVar. 1 Side A runout, etched
T1 BS 2686 40399-1-1Var. 1 Side B runout, etched
T1 BS 2686 40398-1-1 AVar. 2 Side A runout
T1 BS 2686 40399-1-2Var. 2 Side B runout,
BS 2686-40398-A 1BSide 1
BS 2686-40399-B 1ASide 2
K 46200 A1 7 A PNSide A runout
K 46200 B1 6 A PNSide B runout
K 46200 ASide A label
K 46200 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2686First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2686 / Warner Bros. Records BS-2686LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2686First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 2686First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 46200First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2686First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2686LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2686First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Philippines | Warner Bros. Records BS 2686First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2686First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2686First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2686First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K46200 / Warner Bros. Records K 46200First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2686LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-8545WLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-6431WLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 985LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records BS 2686 / Speakers Corner Records BS 2686LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2008 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records BS 2686 / Speakers Corner Records BS 2686LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-320LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2010 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-320LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Warner Records R1 695370 / Warner Records 603497837472LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, LP, All Media, Deluxe Edition | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, LP, All Media, Deluxe Edition |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Warner Records R1 695370 / Warner Records 603497837472LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Compilation, LP, All Media, Deluxe Edition | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Compilation, LP, All Media, Deluxe Edition |
| 2026 | US | Warner Records APR 016-45 / Analogue Productions APR 016-4512", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2686LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2686LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2686LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2686LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2686LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2686LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2686LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2686LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records K 46200 / Warner Bros. Records K46200LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 46200LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records K46200LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records K 46200 / Warner Bros. Records K46200LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records K 46200 / Warner Bros. Records 46200LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records K 46200 / Warner Bros. Records K46200LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Warner Bros. Records K 46200 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2686LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
73 vinyl pressings of Dixie Chicken are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1973 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Philippines, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 2686, released January 25, 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 2686, K46200, K 46200, WBS 2686) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, \ S BS2686-40398-A 1A A1 and \ S BS 2686-40399-B 1A. 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.
