Vinyl pressings
by Pointer Sisters · 1973
The Pointer Sisters 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.
16 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 8 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.
BTS 48 6027-1C 1TRunout A variant 2
BTS 48 6028-RE-1F 1TRunout B variant 2
BTS 48 6027-1D X 1TRunout A variant 3
BTS 48 6028-RE - IHRunout B variant 3
BTS 48 6027-1D º Ƨ 1Side A runout etched, º stamped, variant 1
BTS 48 6028-RE-1C º 1 SSide B runout etched, º stamped, variant 1
BTS 48 6027-1B S A9Side A runout etched, variant 2
BTS 48 6028-RE-1E 2 S A8Side B runout etched, variant 2
BTS 48 6027-1D ITRunout etching, Side A [variant 1]
BTS 48 6028-RE-1F ITRunout etching, Side B [variant 1]
BTS 48 6027-1D IT A6Runout etching, Side A [variant 2]
BTS-48-6028-RE1.C. ITRunout etching, Side B [variant 2]
P BTS 48 6027-1ERunout A
P BTS 48 6028-1F oRunout B
6027Label A
6028Label B
BTS 48 6027-1C ITRunout etching, side A [variant 1]
BTS 48 6028-RE-1F ITRunout etching, side B [variant 1]
6027Side A label
6028Side B label
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 L 34965First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Australia | Blue Thumb Records L 34965First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Australia | Blue Thumb Records L 34965 / Blue Thumb Records BTL.34965First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1973 | Canada | Blue Thumb Records BTS 48First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | Blue Thumb Records BT. 10027First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Blue Thumb Records 87 291 ITFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Blue Thumb Records BTS 48First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | South Africa | Blue Thumb Records BTSJ 48First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | Blue Thumb Records ILPS 9243First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | Blue Thumb Records ILPS 9243 / Blue Thumb Records ILPS.9243First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS 48First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS 48First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS 48 / Blue Thumb Records SMAS-95157LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1973 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS 48First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS 48First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-5591LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Blue Thumb Records 25 592 XATLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
27 vinyl pressings of The Pointer Sisters are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1973 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Blue Thumb Records BTS 48.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BTS 48, ILPS 9243, L 34965, BT. 10027) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BTS 48 6027-1C 1T and BTS 48 6028-RE-1F 1T. 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.
