Vinyl pressings
by The Doobie Brothers · 1978
Minute By Minute was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
31 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 18 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-1-3193 RE-1 G-1 GOL M11Side A runout, variant 1
BSK-2-3193 RE-1 G-2 GOLSide B runout, variant 1
BSK-1-3193 RE-1 G-1 2 GOLSide A runout, variant 2
BSK-2-3193 RE-1 G-3 GOLSide B runout, variant 2
BSK-1-3193 M-1 RE-1 (MR) △ 23997 (8)Side A - Runout Variant 1
BSK-2-3193 M-2 RE-1 (MR) △ 23887-X (9)Side B - Runout Variant 1
BSK-1-3193 M-1 RE-1 △ 23997 (4)Side A - Runout Variant 2
BSK-2-3193 M-2 RE-1 △ 23887-X (6)Side B - Runout Variant 2
BSK-1-3193 RE-2 LW-4Side A - runout variant 1
BSK-2-3193 RE-1 LW4Side B - runout variant 1
BSK-1-3193 RE2 LW6Side A - runout variant 2
BSK-2-3193 RE1 LW6Side B - runout variant 2
BSK-1-3193 RE-1 JW2 #5 0Runout A, variant 1
BSK-1-3193 RE-1 JW3 #2 0Runout B, variant 1
BSK-1-3193 RE-1 JW2 #11 0Runout A, variant 2
BSK-2-3193 RE 1 JW3 #1 0Runout B, variant 2
S 2 BSK-3193 A. 1D C6Runout A, variant 1
S BSK-3193 B- 1C A20Runout B, variant 1
S BSK-3193 A-1B B2Runout A, variant 2
XS S2 BSK-3193 B-1A A9Runout B, variant 2
T1 BSK-3193 A-T4 D4Runout side A variant 1
BSK-3193 B-1A S2 SXT 8ADRunout side B variant 1
T1 BSK-3193 A-T4 B1Runout side A variant 2
BSK-3193 B-1A S2 SXT A14Runout side B variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records BSK 1-3193 / Warner Bros. Records 208607First yearLP, 45 RPM, Album, Stereo | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Austria | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 486 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3193First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 36.101First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3193First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3193First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 486 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3193First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Hong Kong | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3193First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | India | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3193First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Israel | Warner Bros. Records 56486First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 56486First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W56486First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 56486First yearLP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10517WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10517WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 486 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3193First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records HS-3193 / Warner Bros. Records HS 3193LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records LWB-5354LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1981 | US | Nautilus Recordings NR 18 / Warner Bros. Records NR 18LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 486 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3193LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 486 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3193LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records 16P1-2011LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | US | Friday Music FRM 9000LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3193 / Speakers Corner Records BSK 3193LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2019 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3193 / Speakers Corner Records Warner BSK 3193LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Warner Records R1 725076LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Friday Music FRM-3193LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 2025 | US | Friday Music HN72 3193.1LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 2025 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 2-601 / Warner Records MFSL 2-601LP, 45 RPM, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Numbered | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 486 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3193LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 486 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3193LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Turkey | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3193 / Warner Bros. Records 1129LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3193LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3193LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3193 (RE-2)LP, Album | LP, Album |
74 vinyl pressings of Minute By Minute are listed here, from 29 countries, released between 1978 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BSK 3193, released December 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BSK 3193, K56486, WB 56 486, WBC 1401) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BSK-1-3193 RE-1 G-1 GOL M11 and BSK-2-3193 RE-1 G-2 GOL. 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.
