Vinyl pressings
by Pointer Sisters · 1974
The Pointer Sisters Live At The Opera House 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.
12 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 7 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 8002 6093-1A 2∽ A 1Runout side A, etched, variation 1
BTS 8002 6094-1A 1 ∽ A 2Runout side B, etched, variation 1
BTS 8002 6095-1A 1 ∽ B 2Runout side C, etched, variation 1
BTS 8002 6096-1B 1 ∽ A 8Runout side D, etched, variation 1
BTS 8002 6093-1C \ T 7 VRunout side A, variant 1
BTS 8002 6094-1D \ T 11 VRunout side B, variant 1
BTS 8002 6095-1C \ T 10 VRunout side C, variant 1
BTS 8002 6096-1D \ T 8 VRunout side D, variant 1
SMX45197 2ARunout side A, etched
SMX45199 2ARunout side B, etched
SMX45200 2A.Runout side C, etched
SMX.45198 2A.Runout side D, etched
6093Label side A
6094Label side B
6095Label side C
6096Label side D
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 | Australia | Blue Thumb Records L 45533/4 / Blue Thumb Records L-45,533First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | ABC Blue Thumb 2307-8002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | Blue Thumb Records BTS 8002 / Blue Thumb Records BTS 8002-2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Blue Thumb Records BT. 10039 / Vogue BT. 10039First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Blue Thumb Records SJET-9552~3First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Blue Thumb Records SJET-9552~3 / Blue Thumb Records SJET-9552First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | Japan | Blue Thumb Records SJET-9552~3First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Blue Thumb Records BTS 8002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | ABC Records ABB 6081 / ABC Records ABB 6082First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | UK | ABC Records ABCD 698First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS 8002 / Blue Thumb Records R220381LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1974 | US | ABC Blue Thumb BTS 8002LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS 8002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS 8002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | ABC Blue Thumb YW-8015~6-AULP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Netherlands | MCA Records 300 961 / Blue Thumb Records 300 961LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | MCA Records MBT- 8002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
17 vinyl pressings of The Pointer Sisters Live At The Opera House are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1974 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Blue Thumb Records BTS 8002, released August 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BTS 8002, ABB 6081, ABCD 698, L 45533/4) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BTS 8002 6093-1A 2∽ A 1 and BTS 8002 6094-1A 1 ∽ A 2. 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.
