Vinyl pressings
by Slade · 1974
Old New Borrowed And Blue 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.
46 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 24 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.
2383261 A//2∇420 0 1 1 3 7Runout side A, stamped, variant 1
2383261 B//3 420 05 BILBORunout side B, stamped/etched, variant 1
2383261 A//3 420 05 BILBORunout side A, stamped/etched, variant 2
2383261 B//1∇420Runout side B, stamped, variant 2
2383261 A//2∇420 0 1 1 2 7Side A stamped Variant 1
2383261 B//1∇420 0 1 4 2Side B stamped Variant 1
2383261 A//2∇420 0 1 4 4Side A stamped Variant 2
2383261 B//1∇420 0 1 3 27Side B stamped Variant 2
2383261 A//2 ▽420 0 1 1 1Runout Side A, Variant 1
2383261 B//1 ▽420 0 1 1 5Runout Side B, Variant 1
2383261 A//2 ▽420 0 1 3 2Runout Side A, Variant 2
2383261 B//1 ▽420 0 1 5 9Runout Side B, Variant 2
2383261 A//2∇420 0 1 1 2 3Runout Side A, stamped, variant 1
2383261 B//3 420 05 BILBORunout side B, stamped/etched, variant 1
2383261 A//3 420 05Runout side A, stamped, variant 2
2383261 B//1∇420 0 1 4 1 0 BILBORunout Side B, stamped/etched, variant 2
2383261 A//2∇420 0 11 30Variant 1 - Runout Side A, stamped
2383261 B//1∇420 0 1 5Variant 1 - Runout Side B, stamped
2383261 A//1∇420 0 11 7Variant 2 - Runout Side A, stamped
2383261 B//1∇420 0 11 19variant 2 - Runout Side B, stamped
2383261 A//2▽420 0 14 7Variant 1, Stamped, Runout Side A
2383261 B//4 420 05 1 BILBOVariant 1, Stamped/Etched, Runout Side B
2383261 A//4 420 05 BILBOVariant 2, Stamped/Etched, Runout Side A
2383261 B//3 420 05 BILBOVariant 2, Stamped/Etched, Runout Side B
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 | Polydor 2383 261First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Austria | Polydor 2383 261First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Belgium | Polydor 2383 261First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Belgium | Polydor 2383 261First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Brazil | Polydor 2383 261First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Polydor 2383 261First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Chile | Polydor 2383 261First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Chile | Polydor 2383 261First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | France | Polydor 2442 123First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Polydor 2383 261First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Greece | Polydor International 2383 261 / Polydor 2383 261First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Greece | International Polydor Production 2383 261 / Polydor 2383 261First yearLP, Album, White Label, Stereo | LP, Album, White Label, Stereo |
| 1974 | Ireland | Polydor 2383 261First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Polydor MP 2357First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Lebanon | Polydor 2383 612First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Russia | Polydor 849 181-1 / Polydor 2383 261LP, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | UK | BMG SALVOLPV004LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | BMG BMGCAT503LP / BMG 4050538659320LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK | BMG BMGCAT503LPLP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Polydor 2835 0257", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| ? | UK | Salvo SALVOLPV004LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
54 vinyl pressings of Old New Borrowed And Blue are listed here, from 26 countries, released between 1974 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, US, Italy, Japan and more. One of them is Polydor 2383-261, released February 15, 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2383-261, 2383 261, BS 2770, 2383 261 L) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2383261 A//2∇420 0 1 1 3 7 and 2383261 B//3 420 05 BILBO. 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.
