Vinyl pressings
by Tower Of Power · 1974
Urban Renewal 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.
9 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 6 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-2834 40944-1 KENDUN-B HA-side runout
BS-2834 40945-1 KENDUN-A HB-side runout
(S40,944)A-side label
(S40,945)B-side label
BS-2834 40944-1 X KENDUN A C[Variant 1] Side A - runout
BS-2834 40945-1 XX KENDUN B A[Variant 1] Side B - runout
BS-2834 40944-1 X KENDUN A C[Variant 2] Side A - runout
BS-2834 40945-1 | KENDUN B A[Variant 2] Side B - runout
MX 177052 BS-2834-1Runout A
MX 177053 BS-2834-2Runout B
º S40944-1A-2G:Side A runout etch, º stamp
º S2 S40945-1A-2G:Side B runout etch, º stamp
S40,944Side A label
S40,945Side B label
MPO WEA 56088ARunout A
MPO WEA 56088BRunout B
WEA S40.944 PFRunout A, etched
WEA S40.945 PFRunout B, etched
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 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2834First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2834First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | France | Warner Bros. Records 56 088 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2834First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 088First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 088First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 088First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Israel | Warner Bros. Records BS 2834 / Warner Bros. Records BS2834First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2834LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1974 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2834 / Warner Bros. Records BS2834First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2834 / Warner Bros. Records BS2834First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-8517WLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Mexico | Gamma GWEA-5146LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records BS 2834LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Turkey | Warner Bros. Records BS 2834 / Warner Bros. Records 663LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56088LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2834LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
25 vinyl pressings of Urban Renewal are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1974 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, Australia, Canada, France and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 2834.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 2834, 56 088, WB 56 088) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BS-2834 40944-1 KENDUN-B H and BS-2834 40945-1 KENDUN-A H. 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.
