Vinyl pressings
by The Brooklyn Bridge · 1969
Brooklyn Bridge was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 7 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.
BDS 5034 A Bell Sound IDiehl TRunout A, stamped except IDiehl T etched
BDS 5034 B Bell Sound IDiehl TRunout B, stamped except IDiehl T etched
BDS-5034-A ARC2-7-69 RLSide A Runouts, variant 1
BDS-5034-B ARC2-6-9 RLSide B Runouts, variant 1
BDS-5034-A ARC2-7-69 RLSide A Runouts, variant 2
BDS-5034-B ARC2-7-69 RLSide B Runouts, variant 2
ARPStamped both sides
BDS-5034-A RLSide A runout etched
BDS-5034-B RLSide B runout etched
BDS-5034-A RLSide A runout etched
BDS-5034-B RLSide B runout etched
BDS 5034 A BellSound B3 P o XT ISide A runout & BellSound stamped, everthing else etched
BDS 5034 B BellSound B3 P o XT ISide B runout & BellSound stamped, everthing else etched
BDS-5034-A 5 o T 1Side A Runouts
BDS-5034-B Bellsound o T 1Side B Runouts
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Brazil | Buddah Records BULP 27003First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Brazil | Buddah Records BULP 27.003First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Canada | Buddah Records BDS 5034First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Buddah Records BDS 5034First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | Buddah Records 203 023First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Buddah Records BDS 5034First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | South Africa | Buddah Records SZB 8233First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Uruguay | Buddah Records BDS 5034First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Buddah Records BDS 5034First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Buddah Records BDS 5034First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Buddah Records BDS 5034First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Buddah Records BDS 5034First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Buddah Records BDS 5034First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Buddah Records BDS 5034First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | US | Buddah Records BDS-69004LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Buddah Records BDS 5034LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Brooklyn Bridge are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1969 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Brazil, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Buddah Records BDS 5034, released February 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BDS 5034, BULP 27003, 203 023, SZB 8233) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BDS 5034 A Bell Sound IDiehl T and BDS 5034 B Bell Sound IDiehl T. 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.
