Vinyl pressings
by The Mystic Moods Orchestra · 1973
Awakening 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.
9 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 4 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 2690 40418-1-1 A 6Runout side A
/T BS 2690 40419-2 B 2 BS 2690 40419-1-2Runout side B
S40,418Label side A
S40,419Label side B
BS 2690 40418-1 X PSide A runout, etched (except "P")
BS 2690 40419-1Side B runout, etched
S40,418Side A label
S40,419Side B label
\ BS 2690 40418-A-1A ARunout side A
\S BS 2690 40419-B 1A A2Runout side B
S40,418Label side A
S40,419Label side B
S40,493Side 1 Label
S40,494Side 2 Label
BS 2690 40418-A-1B 0 A1Runout Side A
BS 2690 40419-B-1B A2Runout Side B
BS 2690 (S40,418)Label Side A
BS 2690 (S40,419)Label Side B
BS 2690 A CA-side runout
BS 2690 B GB-side runout
BS-2690-ALabel, side A
BS-2690-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Brazil | Continental WBLP - 5045 / Warner Bros. Records WBLP 5.045First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2690First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-8355WFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS4 2690First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2690First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2690First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2690First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2690First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records QP-11001WFirst yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | Portugal | Warner Bros. Records LP-S-65-1LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 002LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Sound Bird SBD-8511LP, Album | LP, Album |
12 vinyl pressings of Awakening are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1973 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Brazil, Canada, Japan. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 2690.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 2690, BS4 2690, WBLP - 5045, P-8355W) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 BS 2690 40418-1-1 A 6 and /T BS 2690 40419-2 B 2 BS 2690 40419-1-2. 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.
