Vinyl pressings
by Wilco · 1996
Being There was first pressed on vinyl in 1996. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1996, 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.
1-46236-A-SR1 Gateway LCSide A runout
1-46236-B-SR1Side B runout
1-46236-C-SR3Side C runout
1-46236-D-SR1 Gateway LCSide D runout
D33 09362462361 S1 320 B382811-01 A1Side-A-runout
D33 09362462361 S2 320 B382811-01 B1Side-B-runout
D33 09362462361 S3 320 B382811-02 C1Side-C-runout
D33 09362462361 S4 320 B382811-02 D1Side-D-runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Europe | Reprise Records 9362-46236-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1996 | US | Reprise Records 9 46236-1 / Reprise Records 1-46236First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | US | Nonesuch 518085-1LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2009 | US | Nonesuch 518085-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2009 | US | Nonesuch 518085-1LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2009 | US | Nonesuch 518085-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | Reprise Records R1-563215LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2017 | Europe | Reprise Records 081227932893LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, All Media, Deluxe Edition | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, All Media, Deluxe Edition |
| 2017 | US | Reprise Records R1-563215LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2017 | USA & Europe | Reprise Records R1-563215LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited |
10 vinyl pressings of Being There are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1996 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1996, in US, Europe. One of them is Reprise Records 9 46236-1, released October 15, 1996.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9 46236-1, 9362-46236-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-46236-A-SR1 Gateway LC and 1-46236-B-SR1. 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.
