Vinyl pressings
by Paul Butterfield's Better Days · 1973
It All Comes Back 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.
10 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.
BR2170 31676-1E STERLING RL SSide A runout etched, STERLING stamped
BR2170 31676-1E STERLING RL SSide B runout etched, STERLING stamped
31,676Label side A
31,677Label side B
T1 BR-2170 31676-1C STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
T1 BR-2170 31677-1D STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
T1 BR-2170 31676-1C STERLING D8Side A runout, variant 3
T1 BR-2170 31677-1AC STERLING D4Side B runout, variant 3
S 1 BR-2170 31676-1E STERLING RL A 5Side A runout
S 1 BR-2170 31677-1E STERLING A 2Side B runout
31,676Side A label
31,677Side B label
P BR-2170 31676-1A STERLING ARunout, side A variant 1
P BR-2170,31677-1E 3 2 STERLING RLRunout, side B variant 1
P BR-2170 31676-1B STERLING ARunout, side A variant 2
P BR-2170,31677-1B STERLING RL ARunout, side B variant 2
BR2170 31676-1EA Side Etched
BR2170 31677-1FB Side Etched
BR2170 31677-1EB Side Etched
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 | Canada | Bearsville BR 2170First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Bearsville BR 2170First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 2170First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Bearsville BR 2170First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Bearsville BR 2170First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Bearsville BR 2170First yearLP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Bearsville BR 2170First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Bearsville BR 2170First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Bearsville BR 2170First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Bearsville BR 2170First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Bearsville K 45517LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Bearsville K 45517LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | US | Rhino Records RNLP70878LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Sequel Records NEX LP 128LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Bearsville BR 2170LP, Album | LP, Album |
15 vinyl pressings of It All Comes Back are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1973 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Bearsville BR 2170.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BR 2170, WBS 2170) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BR2170 31676-1E STERLING RL S and BR2170 31676-1E STERLING RL 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.
