Vinyl pressings
by Bachman-Turner Overdrive · 1975
Four Wheel Drive was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
39 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 24 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.
6338 566 1 Y 3 20A-side runout, variant 1
6338 566 2 Y 3 20B-side runout, variant 1
6338 566 1 Y 3 20 4 AEA-side runout, variant 2
6338 566 2 Y 3 20 2 YB-side runout, variant 2
6338 566 1 Y 3 20 46 1 . 7Runout, Side A
6338 566 2 Y 3. 20 46 1 . 7Runout, Side B
TML-M SRM-1-1027 A-4Side A Runout, Variant 1
TML-S SRM-1-1027 B-9Side B Runout, Variant 1
TML-S SRM 1-1027 A3Side A Runout, Variant 2
T 2 SRM 1-1027-B-2-CT TML-SSide B Runout, Variant 2
TML-M SRM 101027 A7 S1Runout A, variant 1
SRM 101027-B-7 TML-M S1Runout B, variant 1
SRM 1-1027 A7 A10 1S TML-MRunout A, variant 2
SRM 1-1027-B-7 TML-M A7 1SRunout B, variant 2
TML-M P SRM 1-1027 A5 1A side runout, variant 1
P TML-S SRM 1-1027 B-9B side runout, variant 1
TML-M P SRM 1-1027 A5 I - AA side runout, variant 2
P SRM 1-1027-B-5 TML-M I \ AB side runout, variant 2
9100 012 1w//1▽420 03 1 1 1 RALFORunout, side A, stamped & etched variant 1
9100 012 2w//1▽420 03 1 1 1 RALFORunout, side B, stamped & etched variant 1
9100 012 1w//1▽420 03 1 1 8 RALFORunout, side A, stamped & etched variant 2
9100 012 2w//1▽420 03 1 3 4 RALFORunout, side B, stamped & etched variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Unknown | Mercury 6338 566First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Argentina | Mercury 5590First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Australia | Mercury 6338 566First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | Mercury 2153586 2First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | Austria | Mercury 6338 566First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Barbados | Mercury SRM-1-1027First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Brazil | Mercury 6338 566First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-1027 / Mercury SRM 1-1027First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-1027LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1975 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-1027First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-1027First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Colombia | Mercury 6338 566First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Ecuador | Mercury Celebrity Series LP.-700006 / Mercury 6338 566First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Mercury 6338 566First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Mercury 6338 566First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Malaysia | Fanfare FF12113LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Peru | Mercury MER 6338566 / Mercury MER-6338-566LP, Album | LP, Album |
46 vinyl pressings of Four Wheel Drive are listed here, from 27 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in Germany, US, UK, Netherlands and more. One of them is Mercury 6338 566.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6338 566, SRM-1-1027, 9100 012, 9100012) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6338 566 1 Y 3 20 and 6338 566 2 Y 3 20. 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.
