Vinyl pressings
by Malo · 1974
Ascención was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 11 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 2769 40708-1A 1 S A 3Runout, side A
BS 2769 40709-1A 1 S A 2Runout, side B
S40,708Label, side A
S40,709Label, side B
BS 2769 40708-1C l SXT C2Side A runout
BS 2769 40709-1A l SXT B2Side B runout
S40,708Label, side A
S40,709Label, side B
BS 2769 40708-1B 1A Side, variant 1
BS 2769 40709-1C 1B Side, variant 1
BS 2769 40708-1A 2A Side, variant 2
BS 2769 40709-1C 1B Side, variant 2
BS2769 40708-1C 1 S A1Runout side A
BS2769 40709-1C 1 S A2Runout side B
S40,748Label side A
S40,709Label side B
K∙56033∙A1Side A, stamped
K∙56033∙B1Side B, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Angola | World Record Co. WBC 1236First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2769First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2769First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | El Salvador | Warner Bros. Records BS 2769 / Discos Centroamericanos, S.A. BS 2769First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records K 56033 (DS 2769)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-8426WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records GX 01-687 / Warner Bros. Records GWEA-5104First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 2769First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K56033 / Warner Bros. Records K 56033First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2769First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2769First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2769 / Columbia Record Productions BS 2769LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1974 | Venezuela | Warner Bros. Records 150.016First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2769First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2769First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
15 vinyl pressings of Ascención are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Angola, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 2769, released March 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 2769, K56033, WBC 1236, K 56033 (DS 2769)) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BS 2769 40708-1A 1 S A 3 and BS 2769 40709-1A 1 S A 2. 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.
