Vinyl pressings
by The Firesign Theatre · 1971
I Think We're All Bozos On This Bus was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 2 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.
PAL30737 1CSide A runout, etched, variant 1
PBL30737 1ASide B runout, etched, variant 1
PAL30737 1CSide A runout, etched, variant 2
PBL30737 1CSide B runout, etched, variant 2
T1 PAL-30737 1D DSide A runout, etched except for second "D", variant 1
T1 PBL-30737 1-DSide B runout, etched, variant 1
P AL-30737-1AD 1TSide A runout stamped, except 1T etched, variant 2
1 PBL-30737 1B TSX ESide B runout etched, variant 2
↊ PAL 30737 1BSide 1 runout etched, variant 1
S o \ PBL 30737 1A A ↋Side 2 runout etched, except o stamped, variant 1
Ƨ PAL 30737 1B o A \\Side 1 runout, variant 2
S 1 PBL-30737 1B o C 6[or]GSide 2 runout, variant 2
P AL-30737-1B Ʌ1 I cVariants 1 & 2 - Side 1 Matrix stamped
P BL-307371D Ʌ1 I -Variant 1 - Side 2 Matrix stamped
PAL 30737 1CSide A, etched
PBL 30737 1CSide B, etched
PAL 30737 1CSide A, etched
PBL 30737 1CSide B, P etched, rest stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | Columbia C 30737First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Columbia C 30737First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Columbia C 30737First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Columbia C 30737First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Columbia C 30737First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Columbia C 30737First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 30737LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia CQ 30737LP, Album, Reissue, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Reissue, Quadraphonic |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 30737 / Columbia 30737LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia C 30737LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
10 vinyl pressings of I Think We're All Bozos On This Bus are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1971 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Canada. One of them is Columbia C 30737.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C 30737) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL30737 1C and PBL30737 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.
