Vinyl pressings
by Mason Proffit · 1973
Bareback Rider 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.
7 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 2 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-2704 40460-21 1 [Artisan logo]Side A runout, variant 1
T1 BS-2704 40461-1 [Artisan logo]Side B runout, variant 1
T1 BS-2704 40460-1 [Artisan logo]Side A runout, variant 2
T1 BS-2704 40461-2 [Artisan logo]Side B runout, variant 2
BS-2704 40460-A 1B Artisian [Logo]Side 1 Runout Etched
BS-2704 40461-B 1B Artisian [Logo]Side 2 Runout Etched
p BS-2704 40460-1 X [Artisan Logo ] A 4Runout side A
p BS-2704 40461-1 [Artisan Logo] ARunout side B
S40,460Label side A
S40,461Label side B
BS-2704 S 40460-1A [Artisan Logo ] A 4A runout
S 1 BS-2704 40461-B 1B [Artisan Logo] AB runout
S BS-2704 S 40460-1A ◵[Artisan Logo] A 4A runout, Variant 2
\ BS-2704 40461-1A ◵[Artisan Logo] A1B runout, Variant 2
BS-2704 40460-1A [Artisan logo] A 4 SSide 1
BS-2704 40461-B 1B [Artisan logo] A2 S 1Side 2
40460-1A C2-DZSide 1
40461-1A C2-DZSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2704First yearLP | LP |
| 1973 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2704First yearLP | LP |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2704First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2704First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2704First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2704First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2704First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | Line Records LLP 5061 APLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Germany | Line Records LLP 5061 ASLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | Line Records LILP 4.00266 JLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1983 | Germany | Line Records LLP 5061 AP / Line Records LLP 5061LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Line Records LLP 5061 AP / Line Records LLP 5061LP, Album | LP, Album |
12 vinyl pressings of Bareback Rider are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1973 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Canada. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 2704.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 2704) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 BS-2704 40460-21 1 [Artisan logo] and T1 BS-2704 40461-1 [Artisan logo]. 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.
