SickthingsUK - Billion Dollar Babies (Release Information)

Detailed Release Information

This is not a complete list of every known variant release. If you have another variant feel free to send in scans and info.

Original copies of 'Billion Dollar Babies' came in a lavish embossed sleeve with rounded corners, in the shape of a money wallet. When you opened up the gatefold you had a set of "cards" on the left (replicating family photos you may carry in your wallet), which you could punch out to reveal the album credits. On the right was a cut-out money clip under which was a oversized billion dollar bill. The album itself was housed in a inner sleeve with the song lyrics on one side and the famous David Bailey photograph of the band in white with a baby and surrounded by real money.
Later reissues gradually removed various features from the original package.

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

BS 2685

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

First pressing has embossed gatefold sleeve with rounded corners, punch-out cards, billion dollar bill and inner lyric sleeve.

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

BS 2685

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

White label promo in embossed sleeve with all the original extras.

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

BS 2685

Release Date:

Late 1973

Notes:

Third printing with palm tree labels. Versions exist with both embossed and non-embosssed sleeves but it still has rounded corners, the bill, the cards, and inner sleeves. At least two minor variant labels - one with "Stereo" and one without.

Country:

USA

Format:

Quadrophonic LP

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

BS4 2685

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

The Quadrophonic LP in gatefold sleeve with curved corners and palm tree labels. Includes inner sleeves but no dollar bill. Contains a different mix of the album.

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

BS 2685

Release Date:

Late 70s/Early 80s

Notes:

Fourth version (?) with the WB/lines labels.

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

BS 2685

Release Date:

1980s

Notes:

Fifth version (?) with the WB/shields labels. Still has gatefold but all the other extras are gone. Versions with barcode on back cover.

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

BS 2685

Release Date:

1980s

Notes:

Columbia House record club edition. Has WB beige/sheil labels and gatefold but no bill/inner sleeve etc. "Manufactured by Columbia House under license"

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers/Rhino Records

Cat. Number:

R1 2685

Release Date:

2010

Notes:

180gm reissue with gatefold sleeve, bill, inner sleeves and cards all reproduced.

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers/Rhino Records

Cat. Number:

R1 2685

Release Date:

October 18th 2016

Notes:

Limited edition (3000) reissue on green/yellow/orange marble vinyl. Embossed gatefold sleeve with dollar bill and inner sleeves.

Country:

USA

Format:

Reel to Reel

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WST 2685-A

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

7½ ips, 4-Track Stereo, 7" Cine Reel.

Country:

USA

Format:

8 Track Tape

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WB M8 2685

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

Black cartridge in slip cover.

Country:

USA

Format:

8 Track Tape

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WB L9B 2685

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

Quadraphonic 8 track cartidge.

Country:

USA

Format:

Tape

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WB M5 2685

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

First tape release in old style slipcase. Black tape with white writing printed on case.

Country:

USA

Format:

Tape

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

M5 2685

Release Date:

1980s

Notes:

White tape with black printing on case. Standard tape case. Rightis a club eedition.

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

2685-2

Release Date:

1980s

Notes:

Basic CD reissue. A Columbia House club version exsist with "DIDX 002786" printed below the normal cat. number on the disc.

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

R2 79791

Release Date:

2001

Notes:

Deluxe 2xCD reissue which features the standad album on disc on and bonus live tracks and tree rarities on disc 2. Comes in a card gatefold cover.

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

BS 2685

Release Date:

1990

Notes:

Two CD promo for the Rhino Records 'Billion Dollar Babies' deluxe reissue. Has a simple white printed cover with track listings and copyright info.

Country:

USA

Format:

DVD-A

Label:

Warner Brothers/Rhino Entertainment

Cat. Number:

R9 76663

Release Date:

1990

Notes:

DVD-Audio multichannel disc which features a unique mix of the album, a cross between the original Quadrophonic mix and teh standard album mix. Also contains five bonus live tracks. 'Elected' video, interview and photo gallery.

Country:

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

K 56013

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

First UK pressing has embossed gatefold sleeve with rounded corners, punch-out cards, billion dollar bill and inner lyric sleeve.

Country:

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

K 56013

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

UK pressing with palm tree labels, embossed gatefold sleeve with rounded corners, punch-out cards, billion dollar bill and inner lyric sleeve.

Country:

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

K 56013

Release Date:

Late 70s/Early 80s

Notes:

UK pressing with WB beige/lines labels, The sleeve isn't embossed any more, the corners ae square, and teh cards no longer punch out. The bill is added as an insert rather then in the wallet holder. No inner sleeves.

Country:

Format:

8 Track tape

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

Y8K8 56013

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

Green cartridge.

Country:

Format:

Tape

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

K456013

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

Black tape wit hblue labels and fold out cover with images from the album. The last two tracks one each side, 'I Love The Dead' and 'Unfinished Sweet', have been switched, presumably for timing reason between the sides.

Country:

Argentina

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

50-14.078

Release Date:

1974

Notes:

No Information.

Country:

Australia

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

BS 2685

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

Embossed sleeve, cards, dollar bill and printed inner sleeves. Sleeve is made in USA but vinyl is Australian.

Country:

Australia

Format:

8 Track tape

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

Y8K8 56013

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

Black cartidge. cartridge.

Country:

Australia

Format:

Tape

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

M5 2685

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

Early cassette in standard case.

Country:

Australia

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

2685-2

Release Date:

1980s

Notes:

Australisian standard CD with booklet containing lyrics, photos from the LP sleeve and a short essay.

Country:

Australia

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

26852

Release Date:

1980s

Notes:

Black Australian CD with booklet

Country:

Austria

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WB 56 013/BS2685

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

Gatefold sleeve with dollar bill as insert. Cards and money band not die-cut.

Country:

Brazil

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WBLP-5040

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

Gatefold sleeve with dollar bill, cards inserts.

Country:

Brazil

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WBLP 5040

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

Gatefold sleeve with dollar bill, cards inserts. NOTE: The Brazillian dollar bill features a different band photo! it uses the David Bailey photo from the inner sleeve.

Country:

Canada

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

BS 2685

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

Canadian first pressing. Gatefold sleeve with dollar bill, cards inserts, inner sleeves. WB Green labels.

Country:

Canada

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

BS 2685

Release Date:

Late 1973+

Notes:

Gatefold sleeve with dollar bill, cards inserts, inner sleeves. Palm tree labels with two variants - The WB shield has "records" across it on one and not the other.

Country:

Canada

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

BS 2685

Release Date:

Late 70s/early 80s

Notes:

Gatefold sleeve with dollar bill, cards inserts, and normally inner sleeves. Small maple leaf on the back cover. Beige/lines label with two varients - note the small "Q" nxt to the cat. number in the first example.

Country:

Canada

Format:

Tape

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

CWX-2685

Release Date:

1980s

Notes:

Standard tape. Two versions. The earlier tape is black with white writing on case, the later one is clear.

Country:

Canada

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

CD 2685

Release Date:

1980s

Notes:

Standard CD. A Columbia House club edition adds "W2 2685" above the normal number on the disc.

Country:

Chile

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

BS 2685

Release Date:

1976

Notes:

All titles in Spanish. Back cover says "Wagner Bros." instead of Warner Bros.

Country:

Colombia

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WEA 10505

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

No more information.

Country:

Europe

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WB 56 013

Release Date:

Late 1980s

Notes:

Made in Germany but used around mainland Europe. Surprisingly has embossed sleeve and all the extras considering its a later pressing with the WB beige/shields labels.

Country:

Europe

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

7599-27269-2

Release Date:

Late 1980s

Notes:

Made in Germany but used around mainland Europe.

Country:

Europe

Format:

2xCD

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

8122-79791-2

Release Date:

2001

Notes:

Made in Germany but used around mainland Europe. Deluxe double CD edition.

Country:

France

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

56 013

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

Embossed sleeve with all the extras. Green WB labels.

Country:

France

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

56 013

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

Embossed sleeve with all the extras. Has a gold sticker advertising 'Elected' and 'Hello Hooray' and different green labels to version above.

Country:

France

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

56 013

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

Embossed sleeve with all the extras. Palm tree labels.

Country:

France

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

56 013

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

Embossed sleeve with all the extras. Beige/Lines labels.

Country:

France

Format:

Tape

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

456 013

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

Red tape with writing on case.

Country:

Germany

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WB 56 013

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

Embossed sleeve with all the extras. Green labels with purple sticker advertising 'Elected' and 'Hello Hooray'

Country:

Germany

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WB 56 013

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

Embossed sleeve with all the extras. White label promo. Has purple sticker advertising 'Elected' and 'Hello Hooray'

Country:

Germany

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WB 56 013

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

Embossed sleeve with all the extras. Palm tree labels.

Country:

Germany

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WB 56 013

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

Embossed sleeve with all the extras. Beige/Lines labels.

Country:

Germany

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

K 56013

Release Date:

1980s

Notes:

Later pressing without gatefold or extras but does still have the inner sleeves. Beige/shield labels.

Country:

Germany

Format:

Tape

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WB 456 013

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

Early tape with singles advert text.

Country:

Germany

Format:

8 Track Tape

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WB 856 013

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

White cartridge.

Country:

Germany

Format:

DVD-A

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

8122-76663-9

Release Date:

2000

Notes:

DVD-A multi-chanel audio disc. This features a different mix of teh album, five bonus live tracks, an interview, 'Elected' video and photo gallery.

Country:

Germany

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

7599-27269-2

Release Date:

1990s

Notes:

Budget range CD reissue.

Country:

Greece

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WS 0391

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

First greek pressing featuring all the extras.

Country:

Hungary

Format:

Label:

Auto Foto

Cat. Number:

AMC 012

Release Date:

Notes:

Counterfeit tape.

Country:

Israel

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WB K56013

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

Counterfeit tape.

Country:

Italy

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WB K 56 013

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

Printed inner sleeves, WB green labels.

Country:

Italy

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

K 56 013

Release Date:

Late 1973+

Notes:

WB palm tree labels with dollar bill.

Country:

Italy

Format:

8 Track tape

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

BS-2685

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

No info.

Country:

Japan

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

P-8322W

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

Original Japanese pressing with all the extras plus obi and translation sheet and poster.

Country:

Japan

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

P-8322W

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

Original Japanese pressing with all the extras plis obi and translation sheet and poster.

Country:

Japan

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WPCR-14304

Release Date:

21st December 2011

Notes:

Remastered SHM-CD in a CD-sized album replica sleeve, with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese. The papersleeve features double jacket with an inner bag and WB green label, dollar bill, insert of liner notes and lyrics.

Country:

Japan

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WPCR-14304/05

Release Date:

2012

Notes:

Japanese edition of the deluxe 2xCD release with boolet in both English and Japanese.

Country:

Lenanon

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers/SLD

Cat. Number:

BS 2685

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

Early pressing on WB green labels..

Country:

Mexico

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

GX 01-600

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

Front cover has WB logo and cat. numbers in top right. Comes with goldish labels.

Country:

Netherlands

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WB 56 013

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

First pressing with all the extras. Green WB labels.

Country:

Netherlands

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WB 56 013

Release Date:

Late 1973+

Notes:

Second pressing with all the extras. Palm tree WB labels. Sleeve printed in Germany.

Country:

New Zealand

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WBS 2685

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

First pressing with all the extras. Green WB labels.

Country:

New Zealand

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WBS 2685

Release Date:

Late 1973+

Notes:

Second pressing with all the extras. Palm tree labels. Examples are from a record colub edition with adition cat.number.

Country:

Panama

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

BS-2685

Release Date:

Notes:

While you'd maybe expect this to be an unofficial pressing it has the embossed sleeve, cards, dollar bill, printed inner sleeves and WB labels, so suggests it's official.

Country:

Russia

Format:

Label:

Santa Records

Cat. Number:

П93 00689-90/ATR 30261-2

Release Date:

1993

Notes:

There are a quite a few counterfeit Russian releases, mainly on CD, which I'm not going to list. However this 90s vinyl edition is slightly more interesting.

Country:

Sweden

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

BS 2685

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

Early pressing with at least the inner sleeve, and rounded corners on cover.

Country:

Singapore

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

BS 2685

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

Comes in a single sleeve with generic inner sleeves, but does include a dollar bill with alternate image of the band.

Country:

South Africa

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

BS 2685

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

Gatefold sleeve with all the usual extras but the cards don't appear to be perferated and the money clip isn't useable. Due to this the inner sleeve featres the credits normally under the cards in place of the David Bailey photo.

Country:

Spain

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WB 56 013

Release Date:

1970s?

Notes:

Printed inner sleeves. No other info but the rounded corners suggest it could have the gatefold and other extras.

Country:

Spain

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

LB 56013/WB 56 013 ??

Release Date:

Notes:

Single sleeve with plain white inner sleeves. Includes dollar bill but none of the other extras.

Country:

Spain

Format:

Tape

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

CH 224

Release Date:

Notes:

No More Information. Titles in Spanish. (Image on Discogs is fake)

Country:

Spain

Format:

Tape

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

MB 56 013

Release Date:

1983

Notes:

No More Information.

Country:

Spain

Format:

Tape

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

61130-4

Release Date:

1983

Notes:

No More Information. Part of 'Original Masters' Re-issue series.

Country:

Taiwan

Format:

Tape

Label:

First Records

Cat. Number:

FL-2325

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

Unofficial release on simple sleeve with red labels.

Country:

Venezuela

Format:

Tape

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

150.008

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

First pressing on green WB labels. No other info.

Country:

Venezuela

Format:

Tape

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

150.008

Release Date:

Late 1973+

Notes:

Second pressing on palm tree WB labels.

Country:

Yugoslavia

Format:

Tape

Label:

Warner Brothers/Suzy

Cat. Number:

56 013

Release Date:

1973

Notes:

Different sleeve with the dollar logo larger and lower and completely different back sleeve. WB green labels.

Country:

Unknown

Format:

Label:

Cat. Number:

Release Date:

Notes:

Likely a counterfeit but interesting as it has a completely different cover.

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