Vinyl pressings
by Tower Of Power · 1972
Bump City was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. 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 1972, the album's first year, in 9 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.
BS-2616 40162-A-1A S-1Variant 1 side A
BS-2616 40163-B-1A S-1Variant 1 side B
BS-2616 40162-A-1 B̶ A4 SVariant 2 side A
BS-2616 40163-B-1B̶ B4 \ SVariant 2 side B
T1 BS-2616 40162-1-1Runout Side A, etched
T1 BS-2616 40163-1-1Runout Side B, etched
S40,162Label Side A
S40,163Label Side B
BS-2616 P 40162-1 1BRunout side A
BS-2616 P 40163-1 3ɅRunout side B
S40,162Label side A
S40,163Label side B
WBC-1178ARunout A etched
WBC-1178BRunout B etched
WBC 1176ALabel A
WBC 1176BLabel B
K 46167 A1 RAYSA-Side Runout Etching
K 46167 B1 BlobilB-Side Runout Etching
K 46167 AA-Side Label
K 46167 BB-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2616First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records WBLP-5.002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2616First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2616First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 46 167 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2616First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 46 167 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2616First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-8262WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-8262WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | South Korea | HIT L-261First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1972 | Taiwan | Eny EL-030LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1972 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 46167First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2616First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2616LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1972 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2616 / Warner Bros. Records 2616First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBC 1178 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2616First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS-2616 / Rhino Records WBS-2616LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS-2616 / Rhino Records WBS-2616LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2014 | Netherlands | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1244LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2616LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2616LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2616LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2616LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records Inc. BS2616LP | LP |
31 vinyl pressings of Bump City are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1972 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Barbados, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 2616, released May 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 2616, WBC 1178, K 46167, WBLP-5.002) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BS-2616 40162-A-1A S-1 and BS-2616 40163-B-1A S-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.
