Vinyl pressings
by The Doobie Brothers · 1975
Stampede was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
37 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
BS 2835 40978-1Etched Side A, var. 1
BS 2835 40979-1Etched Side B, var. 1
BS 2835 40979-1Etched Side A, var. 2
BS 2835 40979-2XEtched Side B, var. 2
BS 2835 40978-1-2 A1 T2A side runout, var. 1
BS 2835 40979-1-1 A1 T1B side runout, var. 1
BS 2835 40978-1 - 2 A 5 T2A side, runout, var. 2
BS 2835 40979-1 - 1 A 4 T1B side, runout, var. 2
T1 BS 2835 40978-1-3Etched runout side A, variant 1
T1 BS 2835 40979-1-3Etched runout side B, variant 1
T2 BS 2835 40978-1-1Etched runout side A, variant 2
T1 BS 2835 40979-1-1Etched runout side B, variant 2
Side I: S40,978-1B-2-GEtched
Side II: S40,979-1A-2-GEtched
BS 2835 40978-1 X X IRunout A side, etched
BS 2835 40979-1Runout B side, etched
(S40,978)Label A Side
(S40,979)Label B Side
BS4-2835 A DWJ/2 |-||Runout A [Var 1]
BS4-2835 B DWJ/2 |-||Runout B [Var 1]
BS4-2835 Q-41084-2-1B J.L AS 1 5Runout A etched [Var 2]
BS4-2835 Q-41085-1A J.L AS 1 5Runout B etched [Var 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2835First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2835First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Barbados | Warner Bros. Records BS 2835 / Warner Bros. Records 0698First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Belgium | Warner Bros. Records 56094First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records BS 2835First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2835First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2835LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | Colombia | Warner Bros. Records 10555First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Warner Bros. Records 56094 (BS 2825) / Warner Bros. Records 56 094First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 094 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2835First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 094 (D)First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 256 094 (D)LP, Album, Test Pressing, Quadraphonic · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Quadraphonic · Test pressing |
| 1975 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 0717 / Warner Bros. Records WB 0717First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Israel | Warner Bros. Records K 56094First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records K 56094First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-6538WLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records LB 56094 / Warner Bros. Records 56094LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records LB 56094 / Warner Bros. Records 56094LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records 7599-27289-1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | US | Friday Music FRM-2835LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2835LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2835LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 094 / Warner Bros. Records (BS 2835)LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 094LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 094 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2835LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Warner Bros. Records 56094 (BS2835)LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 094 / Warner Bros. Records WB 56 094-Z (BS 2835)LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56094 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2835LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56094 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2835LP, Album, Reissue, White Label | LP, Album, Reissue, White Label |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 094 / Warner Bros. Records WB 56 094-Z (BS 2835)LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 56094LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 56094LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 094LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2835LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2835LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
70 vinyl pressings of Stampede are listed here, from 26 countries, released between 1975 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Barbados and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 2835, released April 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 2835, BS4 2835, K 56094, K56094) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BS 2835 40978-1 and BS 2835 40979-1. 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.
