Vinyl pressings
by Trapeze · 1974
Hot Wire 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.
10 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-2828 40930-1B SXT 1Side A, Variant 1, etched
BS-2828 40931-1B SXTSide B, Variant 1, etched
BS-2828 40930-1A SXSide A, Variant 2, etched
BS-2828 40931-1B SXSide B, Variant 2, etched
1 BS-2828 40930-1B SXTSide A
2 BS-2828 40931-1A SXT ASide B
R124147A 1 I A1Side A
R124147B 1 I A1Side B
BS-1-2828 LW1・ ２ ＊Side I
BS-2-2828 LW2・ ２Side II
BS-2828 40930-1A ARunout, Side A, etched
BS-2828 40931-1CRunout, Side B, etched
K-56064-A2Runout, A-side, stamped
K-56064-B1Runout, B-side, stamped
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-2828First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2828First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Warner Bros. Records 56064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBC 1263First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K56064 / Warner Bros. Records K 56064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2828First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2828First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2828First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2828First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2828First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2828LP, Album | LP, Album |
11 vinyl pressings of Hot Wire are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1974 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 2828.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 2828, K56064, BS-2828, 56064) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BS-2828 40930-1B SXT 1 and BS-2828 40931-1B SXT. 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.
