Vinyl pressings
by Melanie · 1971
The Good Book was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1971, 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.
BDS-95000-A (-2)¹⁰⁻ˣ 3·71 1·A·96 3·16·71 66Side A runout, variant 1
BDS-95000-B 3·25·71 10 4 A·3·1698 66Side B runout, variant 1
BDS-95000-A (-2) 10-4 3•71 1-A-96 3•16•71 44Side A runout, variant 2
BDS-95000-B 3•25•71 10-4 A-3-1698 66Side B runout, variant 2
2322001 A//4∇ 420 11 41 04Side A Runout Stamped
2322001 B//1∇ 420 11 11 70Side B Runout Stamped
2322001 A//4▽420 11 8 04side A runout
2322001 B//1▽420 11 7 04side B runout
2322001 Aside A label
2322001 Bside B label
DA-358-105 〄 ➀➃ 1-C-1A-side runout
DA-358-106 〄 1-A-6B-side runout
DA-358-105A-side label
DA-358-106B-side label
2318.022A ZYS1778Runout side A
2318.022B ZYS1779Runout side B
Made in Austria 2 ℗ 1971 C71 ◊V 0 00 2318 022 S1Runout Side A
Made in Austria 2 ℗ 1971 C71 ◊V 0 00 2318 022 S2Runout Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | Buddah Records 2318022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Austria | Buddah Records 2318 022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Buddah Records BDS 95,000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Buddah Records BDS 95000LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1971 | France | Buddah Records 940 066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | Buddah Records 2318 022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Buddah Records 2318 022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Italy | Buddah Records BDS-ST 78010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Scandinavia | Buddah Records 2318 022 / Buddah Records 2318.022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Spain | Buddah Records 23 18 022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Buddah Records 2322 001 / Buddah Records 2322001First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition |
| 1971 | UK | Buddah Records 2322 001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Buddah Records BDS 95000 / Buddah Records BDS 95,000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Buddah Records YS-2522-DAFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Buddah Records BDS 95000LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Buddah Records 2318 022LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Buddah Records 2318022LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Buddah Records 6.23144LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Buddah Records MED 51.702LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Buddah Records 57.005LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | South Africa | Gallo sgalp1635LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Buddah Records BDS 95000 / Buddah Records BDS-95,000LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
31 vinyl pressings of The Good Book are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1971 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Buddah Records BDS 95000.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BDS 95000, 2322 001, YS-2522-DA, 2318022) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BDS-95000-A (-2)¹⁰⁻ˣ 3·71 1·A·96 3·16·71 66 and BDS-95000-B 3·25·71 10 4 A·3·1698 66. 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.
