Vinyl pressings
by Bee Gees · 1975
Fanny (Be Tender With My 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.
13 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 7 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.
ST-SO-31513-1 SRC 1-1Side A Runout, etched
ST-SO-30638-1 SRC ATSide B Runout, etched
ST-SO-31513 SPSide A, Label
ST-SO-30638 SPSide B, Label
ST-SO 31513-6 MR ∆98591Side A etched, MR stamped
ST-SO-30638-5 AT MR ∆98590Side B etched, MR stamped
ST-SO-31513 MOSide A, Label
ST-SO-30638 MOSide B, Label
ST-SO 31513-4 PPRunout Side A, Etched, variant 1
ST-SO-30638-4 PP ATRunout Side B, Etched, variant 1
ST-SO-31513-3 PPRunout Side A, Etched, variant 2
ST-SO-30638-4 PP ATRunout Side B, Etched, variant 2
ST-SO 31513-4 PPRunout Side A, Etched
ST-SO-30638-4 PP ATRunout Side B, Etched
ST-SO-31513-PLSide A, Label
ST-SO-30638-PLSide B, Label
ST-SO-31513 SP
SO-31513 SP
SO-31513-PLLabel, side A
ST-SO-31513-PLLabel, side B
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 | Belgium | RSO 2090 179First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | RSO SO 519First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Canada | RSO SO 519First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Guatemala | RSO SO-519First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Japan | RSO DW 1112First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Interfusion K6251 / Interfusion SO-519First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | Philippines | RSO RSO-873-016First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | RSO SO-519First year7", Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | RSO SO 519First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | RSO SO-519First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | RSO SO-519First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | RSO SO-519First year7", Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | RSO SO-519First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Argentina | RSO 2090 1797", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Australia | Interfusion K-62517", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
27 vinyl pressings of Fanny (Be Tender With My Love) are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, Belgium, Canada, Guatemala and more. One of them is RSO SO-519, released December 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SO-519, SO 519, 2090 179, K6251) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-SO-31513-1 SRC 1-1 and ST-SO-30638-1 SRC AT. 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.
