Vinyl pressings
by Peter Tosh · 1979
Buk-In-Hamm Palace was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
34 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 14 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.
63 037 - Y-Z-A-1Stamped in runout side A
63 037 - Y-Z-B-1Stamped in runout side B
1 C 052-63 037 YZ ALabel side A
1 C 052-63 037 YZ BLabel side B
63 001 A - 1Runout A, stamped
63 001 B - 1Runout B, stamped
RSR 104 A-1 L ⇀Runout side A
RSR 104 B-1 J ⇀Runout side B
12RSR 104 A-1Side A
12RSR 104 B-1Side B
12RSR 104 A-1Side A
12RSR 104 B-1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Rolling Stones Records RSR-109First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | Belgium | Rolling Stones Records 1A 006-63001First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Brazil | Rolling Stones Records 31C 006 63001First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Brazil | Rolling Stones Records 31C 006 63001First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Rolling Stones Records RS 20000First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Canada | Rolling Stones Records RS 20000First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | France | Rolling Stones Records 2C 008 63001First year7" | 7" |
| 1979 | France | Rolling Stones Records 2C052-52857First year12", Misprint, Promo · Promo | 12", Misprint, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | France | Rolling Stones Records 2C052-52857 / Rolling Stones Records 2C 052 - 52.857First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | Rolling Stones Records 2C 008 63001First year7" | 7" |
| 1979 | Germany | Rolling Stones Records 1C 052-63 037 YZ / EMI Electrola 1C 052-63 037 YZFirst year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Rolling Stones Records 1C 006-63 001 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-63 001First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Italy | Rolling Stones Records 3C 006-63001First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | Italy | Rolling Stones Records 3C 052-63037 ZFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1979 | Italy | Rolling Stones Records 3C 052-63001 ZFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UK | Spaziale Recordings SPZ-01012", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Remastered, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Remastered, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Intel Diplo7", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Jamaica | Intel Diplo7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Jamaica | Intel Diplo7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Rolling Stones Records DSKO 19312", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
39 vinyl pressings of Buk-In-Hamm Palace are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1979 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Germany, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is Rolling Stones Records 1C 052-63 037 YZ.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1C 052-63 037 YZ, 1C 006-63 001, RSR 104, 12 YRSR 104) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 63 037 - Y-Z-A-1 and 63 037 - Y-Z-B-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.
