Vinyl pressings
by Steve Martin · 1977
Let's Get Small was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 3 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-1-3090-JW6 #1Runout Side A, var. 1
BSK-2-3090-JW5Runout Side B, var. 1
BSK-1-3090 JW1 BUS #2 Kendund VRunout Side A, var.2, etched (BUS is upside-down SUB)
BSK-2-3090 JW1 #2 Kendund VRunout Side B, var.2, etched
BSK-1-3090-MCA-1 KENDUN-C ◈-P-◈A Side Etch, except Kendun, Pinckneyvile Stamps
BSK-2-3090-MCA-1 KENDUN-C ◈-P-◈B Side Etch, except Kendun, Pinckneyvile Stamps
BSK-1-3090 - WW1 Kendun V ---◄Variant 1 Etched Side A
BSK-2-3090 WW1#2 Kendun V ---◄Variant 2 Etched Side B
BSK-1-3090 - WW1 Kendun V ---◄Variant 2 Etched Side A
BSK-2-3090 WW1#3 Kendun V ---◄Variant 2 Etched Side B
BSK -1- 3090 LW2‧ KendunV CJ ✲V under & over scored, CJ upside down
BSK -2- 3090 LW2‧ KendunV 1 ✲V under & over scored, 1 horizontal
BSK-1-3090-JW1 #4 KENDUN VRunout Side A
BSK-2-3090-JW3 #2 KENDUN VRunout Side B
BSK - 1 - 3090 A1Runout area side A
BSK - 2 - 3090 A1Runout area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records KBS 3090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3090 DJFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3090 / RCA Music Service R-123326LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3090LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3090LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | US | Warner Records R1 726900 / 081227814342-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records KBS 3090LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
21 vinyl pressings of Let's Get Small are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1977 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, Australia, Canada. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BSK 3090.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BSK 3090, BSK 3090 DJ, KBS 3090) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BSK-1-3090-JW6 #1 and BSK-2-3090-JW5. 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.
