Vinyl pressings
by Ry Cooder · 1979
Bop Till You Drop 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.
30 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.
BSK-1-3358-LW1 ✲A Side Etched (except for stamped "✲") Variant 1
BSK-2-3358-LW1 RE1-LW1 ✲B Side Etched (except for stamped ✲") Variant 1
BSK-1-3358-LW1 3 ✲A Side Etched (except for stamped "3 ✲") Variant 2
BSK-2-3358-LW1 RE1-LW1 2 ✲A Side Etched (except for stamped "2 ✲") Variant 2
BSK-1-3358-WW3 ─◁Side A runout, variant 1
BSK-2-3358 RE1-WW2 #2 ─◁Side B runout, variant 1
BSK-1-3358-WW3 #3 ─◁Side A runout, variant 2
BSK-2-3358 RE1-WW3 #2 ─◁Side B runout, variant 2
BSK-1-3358 A1 (2) + SLM + + + △74 3-14116Etched side A
BSK-2-3358 RE-1 A1 + SLM + + + △74-X (4) B-14132Etched side B
BSK-1-3358 A1 :+: :+: :+: + △74 (3) B-14116Etched side A (Var.2)
BSK-2-3358 RE-1 A1 + :+: :+: + △74-X (3) B-14132Etched side B (Var.2)
BSK-1-3358-WW3 #6 ─◁Side A runout, variant 1
BSK-2-3358 WW –1 · ─◁Side B runout, variant 1
BSK-1-3358 WW4 · ─◁Side A runout, variant 2
BSK-2-3358 WW4 . #2 · ─◁ RE1-Side B runout, variant 2
BSK-1-3358-WW1+SLM+CAP-W ─◁ △75A Side Etched Variant 1
BSK-2-3358-RE-1 WW-1+SLM+ ─◁ △75-XB Side Etched Variant 1
BSK-1-3358 WW2 #2 .─◁A Side Etched Variant 2
BSK-2-3358-RE-1 WW-1+SLM+ ─◁ △75-XB Side Etched Variant 2
BSK-1-3358-WW3 #4 ─◁Side A runout
BSK-2-3358-RE1-WW5 · ─◁Side B runout
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 | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3358First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records QBS 3358First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records QBS 3358First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records QBS 3358First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records QBS 3358First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56691First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 691First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 691First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records 30080 6LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1979 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 56691First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 691First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10713WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10713WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56691First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 691 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3358First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 56691LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 56691LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Portugal | Warner Bros. Records WAR56691LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 56691 / Warner Bros. Records LB 56691LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3358LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 8122796667 / Rhino Vinyl 8122796667LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3358LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Austria | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 691LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records QBS 3358LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records QBS3358LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 691 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3358LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records K 56 691 / Warner Bros. Records WB 56 691LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 691LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 691 / Warner Bros. Records K 56 691LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 691LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 691LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 691LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 691LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 691 / Warner Bros. Records K 56 691LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 691LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 691 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3358LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
68 vinyl pressings of Bop Till You Drop are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1979 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BSK 3358, released July 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BSK 3358, K56691, K 56691, QBS 3358) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BSK-1-3358-LW1 ✲ and BSK-2-3358-LW1 RE1-LW1 ✲. 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.
