Vinyl pressings
by Michael Franks · 1977
Sleeping Gypsy was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. 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 1977, the album's first year, in 8 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-1-3004- LW2•• TML-M 4Var. 1 - Runout side A
BS-2-3004 LW2• TML-S ✲Var. 1 - Runout side B
BS-1-3004- LW2• TML-M ✲Var. 2 - Runout side A
BS-2-3004 LW2• TML-S ✲Var. 2 - Runout side B
BS-1-3004- JW2 #1Runout side A, etched
TML-M 1Runout side A, stamped
BS-2-3004 JW2 #1Runout side B, etched
TML-S 1Runout side B, stamped
BS1-3004 WW1 TML-M —◁Side 1, Etched variant 1
BS-2-3004 WW1 TML-M —◁Side 2, Etched variant 1
TML-MSide 2, Stamped variant 1
BS1-3004 WW1#2 TML-M —◁Side 1, Etched variant 2 [TML-M stamped]
BS-1-3004- JW3 #1Runout side A, etched
0Runout side A, stamped
BS-2-3004 JW2 #3Runout side B, etched
TML-S 0Runout side B, stamped
BS1-3004 JW1 #1 TML-M 0Side A, etched and stamped
BS-2-3004 JW2 #2 TML-S 0Side B, etched and stamped
BS-1-3004- LW2•• TML-M 2 ✲ △23159 (1) anvil symbolRunout side I
BS-2-3004-M-1 (MR) △23159-X 2(circled)Runout side II
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 3004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 3004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 3004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 3004First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 346 / Warner Bros. Records BS 3004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 346 / Warner Bros. Records BS 3004LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1977 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10306WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10306WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records BS 3004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Philippines | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 346 / Warner Bros. Records BS 3004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBX 20First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 3004First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 3004LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 3004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 3004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-6454WLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Portugal | Warner Bros. Records 56346LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 56346 / Warner Bros. Records L 56346LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 56346 / Warner Bros. Records L 56346LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | South Korea | Warner Bros. Records OLW-464 (BS 3004)LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | South Korea | Creato MHRL-1252LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 3004LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 3004LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 346LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 346 / Warner Bros. Records BS 3004LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 346LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 346LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 346LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 346LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 346LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 346 / Warner Bros. Records BS 3004LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 3004LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 3004LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 3004LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 3004LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
40 vinyl pressings of Sleeping Gypsy are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1977 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 3004.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 3004, WB 56 346, P-10306W, WBX 20) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BS-1-3004- LW2•• TML-M 4 and BS-2-3004 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.
