Vinyl pressings
by Seals & Crofts · 1973
Diamond Girl 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.
30 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 13 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.
BS 2699-40446-1 T1A side runout, variant 1
BS 2699 40447-1-2 T1B side runout, variant 1
BS 2699-40446-1-2 T1A side runout, variant 2
BS 2699 40447-1-D24 T1B side runout, variant 2
(S40,825)Label A
(S40,826)Label B
S BS 2699 40446A-A 1A A7Side A runout etched, variant 1
BS 2699 40447-B-1A A6 S 1Side B runout etched, variant 1
/ S BS 2699-40446-A-1B A10Side A runout etched, variant 2
\ S BS 2699 40447-B 1B C3Side B runout etched, variant 2
BS 2699 40446A BS-1-2699-WB - ---◄Side A runout
BS 2699 40447B BS-2-2699-WB - ---◄Side B runout
(S40,446)Side A label
(S40,447)Side B label
BS 2699-40446-1Side A etched, variant 1
BS 2699 40447-1Side B etched, variant 1
p BS 2699 40446-1 A 3Side A etched [p, A 3 stamped], variant 2
p BS 2699 40447-1 B3Side B etched [p, B3 stamped], variant 2
1 BS 2699-40446-1Side 1 Etched, Variant 1
1 BS 2699 40447-1Side 2 Etched, Variant 1
(S40,446)Side 1 Label
(S40,447)Side 2 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 | Warner Bros. Records BS 2699First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2699First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records WBLP 5.046 / Continental WBLP-5046First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2699 / Warner Bros. Records BS2699First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2699 / Warner Bros. Records BS2699First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 46 218 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2699First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 46 218 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2699First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 46 218 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2699First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-8331WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-8331WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 2699 / Warner Bros. Records WBS2699First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 2699 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2699First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 2699First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1973 | Philippines | Warner Bros. Records BS 2699First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBC 1203First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2699LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2699LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2699LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | Warner Bros. Records WS 0393LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2699 / Warner Bros. Records BS2699LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2699 / Warner Bros. Records BS2699LP, Album | LP, Album |
38 vinyl pressings of Diamond Girl are listed here, from 15 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Italy, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 2699.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 2699, S 2699, BS4 2699, K 46218) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BS 2699-40446-1 T1 and BS 2699 40447-1-2 T1. 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.
