Vinyl pressings
by National Lampoon · 1973
Lemmings was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 3 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.
P BTS 6006 6̶0̶3̶3̶ X̶ 6̶0̶3̶4̶ X̶ 6033Side A runout, etched
P 6006 6̶0̶3̶3̶ R̶E̶-̶1̶ 6034 RE-1Side B runout, etched
6033Side A label
6034Side B label
1S BTS 6006 6033 1A A 2Side A runout
1 BTS 6006 6034 RE-1 1A C A 3Side B runout
6033Side A label
6034Side B label
Tl BTS 6006 6033-1-2Side A runout, etched
Tl BTS 6006 RE-1 6034-1Side B runout, etched
6033Side A label
6034Side B label
BTS-6006-S1Side A Runout
BTS-6006-S2Side B Runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Blue Thumb Records BTL 34938 / Blue Thumb Records BTS 6006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Blue Thumb Records BTS 6006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Banana Records BTS6006 / Blue Thumb Records BTS6006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Banana Records BTS6006 / Blue Thumb Records BTS6006First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Banana Records BTS6006 / Blue Thumb Records BTS6006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Banana Records BTS6006 / Blue Thumb Records BTS6006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | MCA Records BT-6006 / MCA Records BTS-6006LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | US | MCA Records BT-6006 / MCA Records BTS-6006LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-27023LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | New Zealand | MCA Records 27023-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | South Africa | MCA Records MCA-27023LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-27023LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records BT-6006LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | ABC Blue Thumb 9307-6006LP | LP |
| ? | US | ABC Blue Thumb BTS6006 / Banana Records BTS6006LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of Lemmings are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1973 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Australia, Canada. One of them is Banana Records BTS6006, released June 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BTS6006, BTL 34938, BTS 6006) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P BTS 6006 6̶0̶3̶3̶ X̶ 6̶0̶3̶4̶ X̶ 6033 and P 6006 6̶0̶3̶3̶ R̶E̶-̶1̶ 6034 RE-1. 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.
