Vinyl pressings
by Randy Crawford · 1979
Raw Silk 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.
12 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 6 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.
BSR-2[crossed out]-1-3283-RE2-WW1 #2 TML-S ---◄Runout A, Etched, Stamped
BSK-2-8283-RE2-WW2 #2 ---◄Runout B, Etched
0 BSK-1-3283-RE2 -JW1 #1 TML-M-XRunout A etched, except 0 and TML-M stamped
0 BSK-2-3283-RE2 -JW1 #4 TML-M-XRunout B etched, except 0 and TML-M stamped
BSK-1-3283-RE2 LW-3· TML-MX 2 ✲Runout A
BSK-2-3283-RE2-LW3⸱ 2 TML-M-X ✲Runout B
S-2 K56592 A1E EGRunout, side A, etched, variant 1
K56592 B1E S-6 EGRunout, side B, etched, variant 1
S-4 K56592 A1E .E.G. 1 1Runout, side A, etched [1 1 stamped], variant 2
S-2 K56592 B1E .E.G.Runout, side B, etched, variant 2
W-4 K 56592 A 1 [STRAWBERRY]Side A runout etched, [stamped]
W-8 [STRAWBERRY] K 56592 B-1Side B runout etched, [stamped]
K 56592 ASide A label
K 56592 BSide B label
S-2 K56592 A1E EGSide 1, Etched
K56592 B1E S-6 EGSide 2, Etched
BSK 3283 K 56592 ASide 1, Printed
BSK 3283 K 56592 BSide 2, Printed
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 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10676WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 592First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3283First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records wbl 2001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56592First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56592First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56592First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56592First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56592 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 32831First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3283 RE-2 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3283First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3283 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3283 RE-2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3283First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3283 / Warner Bros. Records PPAN BSK 3283LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records K 56 592LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 592 / Warner Bros. Records K 56 592LP | LP |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56592LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 592LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 592LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of Raw Silk are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1979 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Japan, Netherlands and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BSK 3283 RE-2.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BSK 3283 RE-2, BSK 3283, K 56592, P-10676W) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BSR-2[crossed out]-1-3283-RE2-WW1 #2 TML-S ---◄ and BSK-2-8283-RE2-WW2 #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.
