Vinyl pressings
by Bachman-Turner Overdrive · 1975
Hey You / Flat Broke Love 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.
33 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 20 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.
6167 173 1W 320 IIRunout side A variant 1
6167 173 1W 320 LRunout side B variant 1
6167 173 1W 320 1 IIRunout side A variant 2
6167 173 2W 320 1 KRunout side B variant 2
6167 173 1W 320Runout side 1, variant 1
6167 173 2W 320Runout side 2, variant 1
6167 173 1W 320 1 B 1Runout side 1, variant 2
6167 173 2W 320 1 A 1Runout side 2, variant 2
6167173 1F//2▼420 03 11 3Side A, machine stamped
6167173 2F//2▼420 03 11 1Side B, machine stamped
RALFOSide A and B, hand etched
T 2-51938 1-CTH TML-MRunout, side A, version 1
T 2-51939-1 CTH TML-MRunout, side B, version 1
T 2-51938-2-CTH TML-SRunout, side A, version 2
T 2-51939-1-CTH TML-MRunout, side A, version 2
2-51938-8 CSM TML-SSide A Runout
2-51939-7-CSM TML-SSide B Runout
2-51938Side A Label
2-51939Side B Label
P 2-51938-8 CP TML-SSide A Runout, Etched (P and TML-S is stamped)
P 2-51939-7-CP TML-SSide B Runout (P and TML-S is stamped)
2-51938Side A Label
2-51939Side B Label
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 | Australia | Mercury 6167 173First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Austria | Mercury 6167 173First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Austria | Mercury 6167 173First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Brazil | Mercury 6167 173First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Mercury M-73683First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Mercury M-73683First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Chile | Mercury 6167 173First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Ecuador | Mercury 45-70008 / Mercury 6167 173First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Ecuador | Mercury 45-70008First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Ecuador | Mercury 45-70008 / Mercury 6167 173First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Ecuador | Mercury 45-70008First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Ecuador | Mercury 45-70008First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Ecuador | Mercury 45-70008 / Mercury 6167 173First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | France | Mercury 6837 272First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Germany | Mercury 6167 173First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
33 vinyl pressings of Hey You / Flat Broke Love are listed here, from 20 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in Germany, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is Mercury 6167 173.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6167 173, 73683, M-73683, 45-70008) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6167 173 1W 320 II and 6167 173 1W 320 L. 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.
