Germany
1974- Label and catalog number
- Bacillus Records BLPS 19176 Q
- Format
- LP, Stereo, Quadraphonic
Vinyl pressings
by Tiger B. Smith · 1974
We’re The Tiger Bunch was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1974, 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.
BLPS-19176-Q-ARunout, stamped, side A
BLPS-19176-Q-BRunout, stamped, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | France | Bacillus Records BRY. 28018 / Bellaphon BRY. 28018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Bacillus Records BAC 2023 Z / Bellaphon BLPS 19176 QLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | Germany | Bacillus Records BLPS 19176 QFirst yearLP, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1974 | Germany | Bacillus Records BLPS 19176 Q / Bellaphon BLPS 19176 QFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | Germany | Bacillus Records BAC 2023LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | US | Janus Records JXS 7007LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Janus Records JXS 7007LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Janus Records JXS 7007LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Janus Records JXS 7007LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Janus Records JXS 7007LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Germany | Long Hair LHC118LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
11 vinyl pressings of We’re The Tiger Bunch are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1974 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in Germany, France. One of them is Bacillus Records BLPS 19176 Q.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BLPS 19176 Q, BRY. 28018) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.