Vinyl pressings
by Melanie · 1972
The Nickel Song 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 4 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.
BUD5546A-1 Bell Sound Sol PSide A runout
BUD5547A-1 Bell Sound I Diehl PSide B runout
BUD 5546 ASide A label
BUD 5547Side B label
BUD 5546A-3Runout etching, A-side
5547Runout etching, B-side
BUD 5546A-4-KE Bell Sound 1 gre (MR) △86635Runout A
BUD 5547-4 1 (MR) △86635-XRunout B
BUD 5546 AA-side label
BUD 5547B-side label
p BUD 5546-1A Bell Sound SreA runout
p BUD-5547-1 Bell Sound IDeneB runout
BUD 5546 AA label
BUD 5547B 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 | Canada | Buddah Records BDA 268XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Canada | Buddah Records BDGT 182XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Buddah Records 610 087First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | US | Buddah Records BDA 268First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | US | Buddah Records BDA 268First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1972 | US | Buddah Records BDA 268First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Buddah Records BDA 268First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1972 | US | Buddah Records BDA 268First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1972 | US | Buddah Records BDA 268First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1972 | Japan | Buddah Records LL-2522-DAFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Japan | Buddah Records LL-2522-DAFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Radio Active Gold RD-587", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of The Nickel Song are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Japan, Canada, Netherlands. One of them is Buddah Records BDA 268, released January 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BDA 268, LL-2522-DA, BDA 268X, BDGT 182X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BUD5546A-1 Bell Sound Sol P and BUD5547A-1 Bell Sound I Diehl P. 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.
