Vinyl pressings
by Little Feat · 1972
Sailin' Shoes was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 5 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.
T1 BS 2600 40099-1-1 A 5A Side: Etched, var 1
T1 BS 2600 40100-1-1 A 5B Side: Etched, var 1
T1 BS 2600 40099-1-1 B 5A Side: Etched, "B" stamped, var 2
T2 BS 2600 40100-1-1 A 1B Side: Etched, "A" stamped, var 2
T1 BS 2600 40099-1-1all etched except the "T"
T1 BS 2600 40100-1-1all etched except the "T"
Ƨ \ BS-2600 A 40099-1A A3Etched Side A
Ƨ \ BS-2600-B 40100-1A A2Etched Side B
(S40099)Label Side A
(S40100)Label Side B
BS-2600 A 40099-1ALabel, side A
BS-2600 B 40099-1ALabel, side B
P BS-2600-A 40099-1A 3 ARunout side A
P BS-2600-B 40100-1A 4 ARunout side B
S40099Label side A
S40100Label side B
K 46156-A1 4 ASide A runout stamped
K 46156 B2 4 ASide B runout stamped
K 46156 ASide A label
K 46156 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Unknown | Columbia BS 2600LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1972 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2600First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 46 156 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2600First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 46 156 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2600First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS.2600First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2600First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2600First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2600First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2600First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2600First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 46156First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 46 156 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2600LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 46 156 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2600LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2600LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2600LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-6430WLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records S 50.064LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2600LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records LB 46156 / Warner Bros. Records 46156LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-307LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2009 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-307LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 8122797164LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Unknown | Warner Records R1 695371 / Warner Records 603497837441LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Compilation, LP, All Media, Deluxe Edition | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Compilation, LP, All Media, Deluxe Edition |
| 2023 | US | Warner Records R1 695371 / Warner Records 603497837441LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Compilation, LP, All Media, Deluxe Edition | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Compilation, LP, All Media, Deluxe Edition |
| 2026 | US | Warner Bros. Records APR 015-45 / Analogue Productions APR 015-4512", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue |
83 vinyl pressings of Sailin' Shoes are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1972 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 2600.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 2600, K 46156, WB 46 156, WBS.2600) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 BS 2600 40099-1-1 A 5 and T1 BS 2600 40100-1-1 A 5. 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.
