Vinyl pressings
by The Doobie Brothers · 1973
The Captain And Me 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.
35 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 19 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.
T1 BS-2694 40430-1-2Runout A, variant 1
T1 BS-2694 40431-1-1Runout B, variant 1
T1 BS-2694 40430-1-1Runout A, variant 2
T1 BS-2694 40431-1-1Runout B, variant 2
BS-2694 40430-1 PRun out, side A / etched [except ᴘ]
BS-2694 40431-1 X PRun out, side B / etched [except ᴘ]
(S40,430)Label, side A
(S40,431)Label, side B
BS-2694 40430-1Side A Runout Etched
BS-2694 40431-1Side B Runout Etched
(S40,430)Side A Label
(S40,431)Side B Label
S1 BS-2694 40430-A-1B A3Runout Side A
S1 BS-2694 40431-B-1B B10Runout Side A
(S40,430)Label Side A
(S40,431)Label Side B
BS-2694 40430-A-1BSide A
BS-2694 40430-B-1ASide B
S40,430Side A Label
S40,431Side B Label
BS4-2694 S40489- 2 M.Y-1-1 PR DScribed in runout A
BS4-2694 S40490-2 M.Y-1-1 PR DScribed in runout B
S40,489Label A
S40,490Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2694LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1973 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2694LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1973 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records WBLP-5041First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2694LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2694First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2694LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2694First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2694LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | Colombia | Warner Bros. Records WEA. 10509First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Ecuador | Warner Bros. Records WEA-3006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | France | Warner Bros. Records 46 217First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | Warner Bros. Records K46217 / Warner Bros. Records (BS2694)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 46 217 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2694LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1973 | Israel | Warner Bros. Records BS 2694First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Israel | Warner Bros. Records BS 2694First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-6536WLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 46217LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 46217LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2694LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records 16P1-2009LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records BS 2694 / Speakers Corner Records BS 2694LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2007 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records BS 2694LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2009 | US | Friday Music FRM 9005LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Worldwide | Rhino Records RHF1 2694 / Rhino Records 081227819187LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2023 | US | Friday Music FRM-92694LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2024 | US | Friday Music FRM-92694LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2026 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL-2-597 / Warner Records MFSL-2-597LP, 45 RPM, Album, Stereo | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Stereo |
124 vinyl pressings of The Captain And Me are listed here, from 27 countries, released between 1973 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, France, Germany and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 2694, released March 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 2694, BS4 2694, K 46217, 46 217) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 BS-2694 40430-1-2 and T1 BS-2694 40431-1-1. 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.
