Vinyl pressings
by Neil Sedaka · 1974
Bad Blood / Your Favorite Entertainer was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year. 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.
A2058 2058 641-AS-1Side A runout, variant 1
B2508 2058 641-BS-1Side B runout, variant 1
2058641AS SNBSide A runout, variant 2
2058641-BSSide B runout, variant 2
2058 641 ASLabel A
2058 641 BSLabel B
2058 641-AS-1
2058 641-BS-1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Canada | Polydor 2058 641First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | Polydor 2058 641First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Australia | Polydor 2058 6517", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Polydor 2058 6417", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | The Rocket Record Company PIG-404607", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | The Rocket Record Company PIG-404607", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | The Rocket Record Company PIG-404607", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | The Rocket Record Company PIG-404607", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | The Rocket Record Company PIG-404607", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Ecuador | Polydor 751307", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of Bad Blood / Your Favorite Entertainer are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1974 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in Canada. One of them is Polydor 2058 641.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2058 641) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A2058 2058 641-AS-1 and B2508 2058 641-BS-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.
