Vinyl pressings
by Little Feat · 1975
The Last Record Album 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.
33 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 13 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.
P BS 2884 41156 - C TML-SRunout A, variant 1
P BS 2884 41157 - A TML-MRunout B, variant 1
P BS 2884-41156 - B 1 TML-S 1Runout A, variant 2
P BS 2884- 41157-C 1 TML-S 1BRunout B, variant 2
BS 2884 41156 - C TML-SRunout, side A / etched [except TML-S] - variant 1
BS 2884 41156 - C TML-SRunout, side B / etched [except TML-S] - variant 1
A2 IS BS 2884 41156 - 1B TML-SRunout, side A / etched [except TML-S] - variant 2
A3 IS BS 2884 41156 - 1B TML-MRunout, side B / etched [except TML-M] - variant 2
SUB SIDE 1 BS 2884 (41156-1) #1 0Side A runout, variant 1
SIDE 1 BS 2884 (41157-1) #1 0Side B runout, variant 1
SIDE 1 BS 2884 (41156-1) #1 0Side A runout, variant 2
SIDE 2 BS 2884 (41157-1) #1 0Side B runout, variant 2
BS 1-2884 LW2• 1 ✲ TML-MRunout A variant 1
BS 2-2884 LW2• 2 ✲ TML-MRunout B variant 1
BS 1-2884 LW-2• 1 ✲Runout A variant 2
BS 2-2884 LW2• 3 ✲ TML-MRunout B variant 2
T2 B5 2884--41156-A-1-1Runout Side A, etched
T1 B5 2884--41156-A-1-1Runout Side B, etched
B⃫S⃫2⃫8⃫8⃫4⃫(⃫4⃫1⃫1⃫5⃫6⃫-⃫1⃫)⃫ BS-1-2884-WB #5 • ─◁Runout A side, variant 1
BS-2-2884-WW2 #2 • ─◁Runout B side, variant 1
B⃫S⃫2⃫8⃫8⃫4⃫(⃫4⃫1⃫1⃫5⃫6⃫-⃫1⃫)⃫ BS-1-2884-WB #2 • ─◁Runout A side, variant 2
BS-2-2884 WW2 ─◁Runout B side, 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 | Unknown | Columbia BS-2884LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2884First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2884First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2884First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2884First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Warner Bros. Records 56 156 / Warner Bros. Records 56.156First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | Warner Bros. Records 56 156LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 156 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2884First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 156 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2884First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 56156First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10070WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10070WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56156 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2884First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records BS 2884LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56156 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2884First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-6374WLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 156 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2884LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Portugal | Warner Bros. Records WAR 56156LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 081227944704LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | US | Warner Bros. Records R1 2884LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | USA & Canada | Warner Records R1 727663 / Rhino Records R1 727663LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2025 | Worldwide | Warner Records 603497813872 / Rhino Records R1 727663LP, Reissue, Remastered, LP, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Reissue, Remastered, LP, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 156 / Warner Bros. Records K56 156LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 156 / Warner Bros. Records K56 156LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 156 / Warner Bros. Records K56 156LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 156 / Warner Bros. Records K 56 156LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 156 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2884LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 156LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 156LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 156LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 156LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 156 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2884LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 56156LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 156 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2884LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records BS 2884LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56156LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56156 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2884LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
64 vinyl pressings of The Last Record Album are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1975 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 2884, released October 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 2884, K 56156, K56156, 56 156) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P BS 2884 41156 - C TML-S and P BS 2884 41157 - A TML-M. 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.
