Vinyl pressings
by The Staples · 1978
Unlock Your Mind was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 7 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.
0 BSK-1-3192 JW1 #2Side A runout, Variant 1
0 SJB BSK-2-3192-RE1 JW1 #2Side B runout, Variant 1
0 BSK-1-3192 JW1 #1Side A runout, Variant 2
0 BSK-2-3192 RE-1 JW2 #1Side B runout, Variant 2
BSK-1-3192 WW1 ─◁A runout
BSK-2-3192-RE1 WW1 #2 ─◁
BSK-1-3192 KM-1△23660 ②Side A, Runout etched
BSK-2-3192-RE1-KM-1 △23660-X ②Side B, Runout etched
BSK-1-3192 LW1
BSK-1-3192 LW2
MX186229Side A label
MX186230Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3192First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3192First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 538First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10592WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10592WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 538First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3192, BSK3192First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3192First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3192First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3192LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3192First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3192First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3192LP, Album | LP, Album |
13 vinyl pressings of Unlock Your Mind are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, Australia, Canada, France and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BSK 3192, released September 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BSK 3192, WB 56 538, P-10592W, BSK 3192, BSK3192) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0 BSK-1-3192 JW1 #2 and 0 SJB BSK-2-3192-RE1 JW1 #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.
