US
August 1980- Label and catalog number
- Buddah Records BDS 6001
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
BDS 6001 SASide 1 Label
BDS 6001 SBSide 2 Label
Vinyl pressings
by Michael Henderson · 1980
Wide Receiver 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.
12 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 9 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 6001 SASide 1 Label
BDS 6001 SBSide 2 Label
BDS-6001-AS-1B F/W NS/S A2 S1Side A runout etch
BDS-6001-BS-1B F/W NS/S A2 S1Side B runout etch
BDS 6001 SALabel, Side A
BDS 6001 SBLabel, Side B
T BDS-6001-AS-T1 F/W NS/S AVariant 1, Side A runout etched
T BDS-6001-BS-T2 F/W NS/S AVariant 1, Side B runout etched
T ' BDS-6001-AS-T2 F/W NSVariant 2, Side A runout etched
T \ BDS-6001-BS-4 F/W NSVariant 2, Side B runout etched
P BDS-6001-AS X F/W NS CSide A runout etched
BDS 6001 SALabel, Side A
BDS 6001 SBLabel, Side B
P BDS-6001-BS F/W NS B
BDLP 4065-ASide 1 Label
BDLP 4065-BSide 2 Label
BDS-6001-A A1A DB BTRunout, Etched, Side A
BDS-6001-B A1A DB BTRunout, Etched, Side B
BDS 6001 ALabel, Side A
BDS 6001 BLabel, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Buddah Records BDS 6001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Buddah Records BDS 6001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Buddah Records 508632 / Vogue 508632First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Buddah Records 6.24542First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Greece | Buddah Records MAL-BDS 35001 / Buddah Records BDS 35001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Portugal | Buddah Records BDS 6001 NPFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | Buddah Records SPL1-7858First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | Buddah Records BDLP 4065First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Buddah Records BDS6001LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | US | Buddah Records BDS 6001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Buddah Records BDS 6001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Buddah Records BDS 6001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Buddah Records BDS 6001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
13 vinyl pressings of Wide Receiver are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Buddah Records BDS 6001, released August 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BDS 6001, BDLP 4065, 508632, 6.24542) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BDS 6001 SA and BDS 6001 SB. 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.