Vinyl pressings
by Long John Baldry · 1972
Everything Stops For Tea 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.
11 pressings came out in 1972, 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 2614-A 40158-1ASide A, etched
BS-2614 40158-I-I (SONIC LOGO) T1Side A, etched Variant 1
BS 2614-B 40158-1BSide B, etched
BS-2614 40159-I-I (SONIC LOGO) TSide B, etched Variant 1
BS-2614 40158-1 [United Sound logo]Side A runout
BS-2614 40159-1 [United Sound logo]Side B runout
S40,158Side A label
S40,159Side B label
BS 2614 P [upside down] 40158-1A (SONIC LOGO stamp) 2ASide A etched [P, 2A stamped]
o BS 2614 P [upside down] 40159-1 (SONIC LOGO stamp) 3CCSide B etched [o, P, 3CC stamped]
S40,158Side A Label
S40,159Side 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 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2614LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records WBLP_5.011 / Continental WBLP-5011First yearLP | LP |
| 1972 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 2614 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2614First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 46 160 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2614First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 2614First yearLP | LP |
| 1972 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 46160First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 46 160First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2614 / GM Production BS 2614First yearLP | LP |
| 1972 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2614 / GM Production BS 2614First yearLP | LP |
| 1972 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2614 / GM Production BS 2614First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-8250WFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-8250WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 2614 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2614LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 2614 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2614LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 2614 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2614LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 2614 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2614LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 2614 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2614LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
17 vinyl pressings of Everything Stops For Tea are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1972 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Japan, Brazil and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 2614, released May 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 2614, K 46160, P-8250W, WBLP_5.011) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BS 2614-A 40158-1A and BS-2614 40158-I-I (SONIC LOGO) T1. 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.
