Vinyl pressings
by Bellamy Brothers · 1975
Let Your Love Flow 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.
29 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 14 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.
TX X 0363S-1BSide A - Runout (Variant 1)
TX X 0364S-1ASide B - Runout (Variant 1)
WBS 8169 TXX 0363-S -REPL I (MR) 77331Side A - Runout (Variant 2)
WBS 8169 TXX 0364-S -REPL I (MR) △99331-XSide B - Runout (Variant 2)
WBS-8169 TXX-0363-S-1B #1 0Runout, side A, variant 1
WBS-8169 TXX-0364-S-1A #1 0Runout, side B, variant 1
WBS-8169 TXX-0363-S-1B #3 0Runout, side A, variant 2
WBS-8169 TXX-0364-S-1A #3 0Runout, side B, variant 2
WBS-8169 TXX-0363-S-1B-2• ✲Runout, side A, etched
WBS-8169 TXX-0364-S-1A• ✲Runout, side B, etched
(TXX0363)SA Side Label
(TXX0364)SB Side Label
TX X 0363S-1E TIIRunout, side A
TX X 0364S-1E T TIRunout, side B
(TXX0363)SSide A - Label
(TXX0364)SSide B - Label
WBS-8169 TXX-0363-S-1A-WB —◁A side runout
WBS-8169 TXX-0364-S-1A-WB #2 —◁B side runout
(TXX0363)SA side label
(TXX0364)SB side label
TXX 0363-S 1A S1 TML-S WBS 8169Side A - Runout
TXX 0364-S-1B SSSSS TML-M WBS 8169Side B - Runout
(TXX0363)SSide A - Label
(TXX0364)SSide 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 | Warner Bros. Records WBS-8169First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Belgium | Warner Bros. Records 16690First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1975 | Belgium | Warner Bros. Records 16690First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 8169 / Curb Records WB 8169First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 8169 / Curb Records WB 8169First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 8169 / Curb Records WB 8169First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 32112First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Ireland | Warner Bros. Records K 16690First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 16690First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-7W / Curb Records P-7WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 16 690 / Warner Bros. Records WB 16690First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 16690 / Warner Bros. Records WBS 8169First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8169First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Portugal | Warner Bros. Records N-S-63-100First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Rhodesia | Warner Bros. Records WBS 202First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Curb Records 32.4477", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | France | Warner Bros. Records No 166907", Stereo | 7", Stereo |
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records K16690 / Curb Records K166907", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records K16690 / Warner Bros. Records WBS 81697", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
56 vinyl pressings of Let Your Love Flow are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1975 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WBS 8169.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WBS 8169, K 16690, K16690, WBS-8169) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TX X 0363S-1B and TX X 0364S-1A. 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.
