Vinyl pressings
by The Music Machine · 1968
The Bonniwell Music Machine was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 3 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.
T o 39333 WS-1731A 1BRunout side A, variant 1
T o 39334 WS-1731B 1BRunout side B, variant 1
39333 WS1731A 1A oRunout side A, variant 2
39334 WS1731B 1A oRunout side B, variant 2
39333 W-1731ARunout side A
39334 W-1731ARunout side B
39333 VVS 1731A 1C o PRunout side A
39334 o VVS 1732B 1C PRunout side B
P 39333 VVS 1731 (1 struck out) A 1C oRunout side A - Variant 2
P 39334 o VVS 1732 (2 struck out) B 1CRunout side B - Variant 2
S39333Label side A
S39334Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | South Korea | Wohn Records WHNLP003LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Real Gone Music RGM-0970LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Real Gone Music RGM-0970LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label WS-1732LP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1732 / Warner Bros. Records W 1732LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| ? | Venezuela | Warner Bros. Records W 1732LP | LP |
14 vinyl pressings of The Bonniwell Music Machine are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1968 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Canada, France. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WS-1732.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WS-1732, W-1732, WS 1732, CLPW 1545) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T o 39333 WS-1731A 1B and T o 39334 WS-1731B 1B. 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.
