Vinyl pressings
by The Marshall Tucker Band · 1979
Running Like The Wind was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 12 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-1-3317 JW1 #4Side A runout etched, variant 1
BSK-2-3317 JW2 #1Side B runout etched, variant 1
BSK-1-3317 JW1 #6Side A runout etched, variant 2
BSK-2-3317 JW2 #1Side B runout etched, variant 2
BSK-1-3317 LW2 ✲A Side Etch exc ✲ stamp, var. 1
BSK-2-3317 LW3 ✲B Side Etch exc ✲ stamp, var. 1
BSK-1-3317-LW1 2 ✲A Side Etch exc 2, ✲ stamps, var. 2
BSK-2-3317-LW3 4 ✲B Side Etch exc 4, ✲ stamps, var. 2
BSK-1-3317 WW1 -—◁Variant 1 - Runout side A
BSK-2-3317 WW2 #4 -—◁Variant 1 - Runout side B
BSK-1-3317 WW1 -—◁Variant 2 - Runout side A
BSK-2-3317 WW2 #2 -—◁Variant 2 - Runout side B
BSK-1-3317 LW2 ✲A Side Etch exc ✲ stamp, var. 1
BSK-2-3317 LW3 ✲B Side Etch exc ✲ stamp, var. 1
BSK-1-3317-LW1 2 ✲A Side Etch exc 2, ✲ stamps, var. 2
BSK-2-3317-LW3 4 ✲B Side Etch exc 4, ✲ stamps, var. 2
S-1 K56621-A1 EG - STRAWBERRYSide A runout
S-3 K56621-B1 STRAWBERRY EG -Side B runout
BSK-3317-A WEA· 56 621 · A PFRunout side A
BSK-3317-B WEA · 56621 · B PFRunout side B
BSK 3317-ALabel side A
BSK 3317-BLabel side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3317First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 36.118First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3317First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 621First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 621First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10662WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10662WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 621 (BSK 3317)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | South Korea | Warner Bros. Records OLW-082First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records S 90.134First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56621 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3317First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3317First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3317First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3317LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3317First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
20 vinyl pressings of Running Like The Wind are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BSK 3317.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BSK 3317, K 56621, WB 56 621, 36.118) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BSK-1-3317 JW1 #4 and BSK-2-3317 JW2 #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.
