Vinyl pressings
by The Crusaders · 1973
The 2nd Crusade 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.
13 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 9 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.
1 S BTS 7000 6021 1ARunout A etched, Variant 1
S 1 BTS 7000 6022 1ARunout B etched, Variant 1
2 BTS 7000 6023 1ARunout C etched, Variant 1
1 BTS 7000 6024 1ARunout D etched, Variant 1
T1 BTS 7000 6021-1 ASide A runout etched
T1 BTS 7000 6022-1 DSide B runout etched
T1 BTS 7000 6023-1 ASide C runout etched
T1 BTS 7000 6024-1 CSide D runout etched
BTS 7000 6021Runout A etched
BTS 7000 6022Runout B etched
BTS 7000 6023Runout C etched
BTS 7000 6024Runout D etched
BTS 7000 6021 xRunout A etched
BTS 7000 6022Runout B etched
BTS 7000 6023Runout C etched
BTS 7000 6024 xRunout D etched
T1 BTS 7000 6021 - 2 D8Side A runout, etched
T1 BTS 7000 6022 - 2 A9Side B runout, etched
T1 BTS 7000 6023 - 1 ASide C runout, etched
T1 BTS 7000 6024- 2 A 14Side D runout, etched
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 | Blue Thumb Records L 45375/6First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Brazil | RGE 304.0038First yearLP | LP |
| 1973 | Canada | Blue Thumb Records BTS 7000-2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | Blue Thumb Records BT. 10016First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Blue Thumb Records 86869 XDTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Blue Thumb Records BTS 7000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Blue Thumb Records L 45375/6First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | South Africa | Blue Thumb Records BTSJ (D) 7000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | South Korea | Yegrin 548LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1973 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS 7000 / Chisa BTS 7000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS 7000 / Blue Thumb Records SABB-95054LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1973 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS 7000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS 7000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS 7000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS 7000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | South Africa | MCA Records DLPL 509/10 / MCA Records ABCD 0083LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | South Africa | MCA Records LMLD 107LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | MCA Records BTS 7000 / MCA Records BTS 7000/2LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Blue Thumb Records 86869 XDT / Blue Thumb Records 86 869 XDTLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | MCA Records P-6253/4LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Sweden | MCA Records BTS 7000/2LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | ABC Records ABCD-610 / ABC Records ABCD 610LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | ABC Records ABCD 610LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | ABC Records ABCD-610 / ABC Records ABCD 610LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA2-6015LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records BTS 7000/2LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | ABC Blue Thumb BTS 7000LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA2-6015 / Blue Thumb Records BTS 7000LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | ABC Blue Thumb BTS 7000LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS 7000LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
39 vinyl pressings of The 2nd Crusade are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1973 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Australia, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Blue Thumb Records BTS 7000.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BTS 7000, L 45375/6, 304.0038, BTS 7000-2) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1 S BTS 7000 6021 1A and S 1 BTS 7000 6022 1A. 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.
