Vinyl pressings
by Montrose · 1976
Jump On It was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. 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 1976, the album's first year, in 7 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-1-2963-WW1#4 STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
BS-2-2963-WW1 STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
BS-1-2963-WW1 #3 ━◁ STERLINGSide A runout, variant 2
BS-2-2963-WW1 ━◁ STERLINGSide B runout, variant 2
BS-1-2963-JW2 #2Side A runout variant 1
BS-2-2963-JW2 #1Side B runout variant 1
BS-1-2963-JW2 #1 STERLING 0Side A runout variant 2
BS-2-2963-JW2 #2 STERLING 0Side B runout variant 2
BS-1-2963 - LW1 #4A-Side Etched
BS-1-2963 LW3•A-Side Etched (Variant 1)
1A-Side Stamped (Variant 1)
BS-2-2963 - LW2 #1B-Side Etched
1 S BS-1-2963-SM1 [STERLING stamp] A7Side A, etched, variant 1
1 S BS-2-2963-SM1 [STERLING stamp] A2Side B, etched, variant 1
1 S BS-1-2963-SM1 [STERLING stamp] A1Side A, etched, variant 2
1 S BS-2-2963-SM1 [STERLING stamp] A2Side B, etched, variant 2
K 56291 A1Side A runout
K 56291 B2Side B runout
K 56291 A1Side 1 Stamped
K 56291 B2Side 2 Stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records BS2963First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2963First yearLP | LP |
| 1976 | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 291 / Warner Bros. Records 56 291First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 291 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2963First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 291First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10222WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10222WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K56291First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K56291First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K56291LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1976 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2963First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2963First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2963First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2963First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2963LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
16 vinyl pressings of Jump On It are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 2963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 2963, K56291, BS2963, WB 56 291) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BS-1-2963-WW1#4 STERLING and BS-2-2963-WW1 STERLING. 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.
