Vinyl pressings
by Michael Franks · 1980
One Bad Habit was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1980, 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.
BSK-1-3427-LW2 TML-S ✲Side A Runout, Variant 1
BSK-2-3427-LW2 TML-S ✲Side B Runout, Variant 1
BSK-2-3427-LW7 - #1 oSide A Runout, Variant 2
BSK-1-3427-JW7 TML-S ✲Side B Runout, Variant 2
BSK-1-3427-WW1 B̶S̶K̶-̶1̶-̶3̶4̶3̶9̶-̶W̶W̶1̶ #2 TML-M BSK-1-3427-WW1 B̶S̶K̶-̶1̶-̶3̶4̶3̶9̶-̶W̶W̶1̶ #2 TML-M —◁A-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
BSK-2-3427-WW1 B̶S̶K̶-̶2̶-̶3̶4̶3̶9̶-̶W̶W̶1̶ ̶W̶W̶2̶ TML-M —◁B-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
BSK- 1-3427-WW1 B̶S̶K̶-̶1̶-̶3̶4̶3̶9̶-̶W̶W̶1̶ #2 TML-M —◁A-Side Runout Etching, variant 2 [TML-M -stamped]
BSK-2-3427-WW1 #2 B̶S̶K̶-̶1̶-̶3̶4̶3̶9̶ -WW1 TML-M —◁B-Side Runout Etching, variant 2 [TML-M -stamped]
BSK-1-3427-JW1 #3Side 1 Runout Etched
BSK-2-3427-JW1 #1Side 2 Runout Etched
TML X 0Stamped Both Sides
BSK-1-3427-1B S \ Columbia NY A1A side runout
BSK-3427-B 1A 1SB side runout
MX195119Side 1 Runout Etched
MX195120Side 2 Runout Etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3427First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records XBS 3427First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 814First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 814First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 814First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10816WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10816WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 814First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3427First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBX 17First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records S 90.254First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records S 90.254First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3427First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3427First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3427LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 814LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 814LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 814LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBC 1468 / Warner Bros. Records WBC(X) 1468LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Turkey | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3427 / Warner Bros. Records 1190LP, Album | LP, Album |
23 vinyl pressings of One Bad Habit are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1980 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, Australia, Canada, France and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BSK 3427.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BSK 3427, XBS 3427, WB 56 814, P-10816W) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BSK-1-3427-LW2 TML-S ✲ and BSK-2-3427-LW2 TML-S ✲. 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.
