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The Best Of Bob Newhart!

by Bob Newhart · 1966

24 pressings4 countriesComedyNon-Music

The Best Of Bob Newhart! was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of The Best Of Bob Newhart!

2 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 2 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.

US

1966
Label and catalog number
Warner Bros. Records W 1672
Format
LP, Compilation, Mono
Runout / matrix

9189 W 1672 A 1A TSide A

9190 W 1672 B 1A TSide B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 24 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1966CanadaWarner Bros. Records WS 1672LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
1966CanadaWarner Bros. Records W 1672First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
1966USWarner Bros. Records W 1672First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
1968USWarner Bros. - Seven Arts Records W 1672 / Warner Bros. Records 1672LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono
1970s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970CanadaWarner Bros. Records WS 1672LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
1970CanadaWarner Bros. Records WS 1672, W 1672LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
1971CanadaWarner Bros. Records W 1672 / Warner Bros. Records 1672LP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
1971USWarner Bros. Records W 1672 / Warner Bros. Records 1672LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1971USWarner Bros. Records WS 1672LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
Year unknown15 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaWarner Bros. Records W 1672LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?CanadaWarner Bros. Records WS 1672LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
?CanadaWarner Bros. Records WS 1672LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
?CanadaWarner Bros. Records WS 1672 / Warner Bros. Records 1672LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
?CanadaWarner Bros. Records WS 1672LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
?CanadaWarner Bros. Records WS 1672 / Warner Bros. Records 1672LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
?CanadaWarner Bros. Records WS 1672 / Warner Bros. Records 1672LP, Compilation, Repress, StereoLP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo
?New Zealand$ound Value AXIS 147LP, Album, Compilation, StereoLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo
?USWarner Bros. Records WS 1672 / Warner Bros. Records 1672LP, Compilation, Stereo, ReissueLP, Compilation, Stereo, Reissue
?USWarner Bros. Records WS 1672LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
?USWarner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1672LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
?USWarner Bros. Records WS 1672LP, Album, Compilation, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Compilation, Repress, Stereo
?USWarner Bros. Records WS-1672LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
?USWarner Bros. Records WS 1672LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
?USWarner Bros. Records WS 1672 / Warner Bros. Records 1672LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Abe Lincoln Versus Madison Ave.7:33
  2. A2Introducing Tobacco To Civilization6:02
  3. A3Driving Instructor8:05
  4. A4King Kong5:55
  5. B1The Cruise Of The U.S.S. Codfish5:00
  6. B2Retirement Party8:08
  7. B3Returning A Gift4:30
  8. B4The Grace L. Ferguson Airline (And Storm Door Co.)9:30

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of The Best Of Bob Newhart! are there?

24 vinyl pressings of The Best Of Bob Newhart! are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1966 and 1971.

When was The Best Of Bob Newhart! first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Canada. One of them is Warner Bros. Records W 1672.

How do I tell if my copy of The Best Of Bob Newhart! is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use W 1672) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 9189 W 1672 A 1A T and 9190 W 1672 B 1A T. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is The Best Of Bob Newhart! on vinyl worth?

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.

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