Vinyl pressings
by Bob Newhart · 1960
The Button-Down Mind Of Bob Newhart was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 6 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.
R 8513 V3 HI A2Side A Stamped, variant 1
R 8514 V3 HI B1Side B Stamped, variant 1
R 8513 V3 HI A5Side A Stamped, variant 2
R 8514 V3 HI B2Side B Stamped, variant 2
R-8513 V3-1G A2 RSide A etched [A2, R stamped], variant 1
R-8514-V2 A3 RSide B etched [A3, R stamped], variant 1
R 8513 V2 A3Side A etched [A3 stamped], variant 2
R 8514 V3 A2 RSide B etched [A2, R stamped], variant 2
8513Side A Label
8514Side B Label
8513-1CStamped Side A
8514-1DStamped Side B
8513-1ASide A, variant 2
8514-1BSIde B, variant 2
R 8513 R1 US PAT#RE 23,946 G.B PAT # 713,418A-Side Stamped
R 8514 R1 US PAT#RE 23,946 G.B PAT # 713,418B-Side Stamped
8513A-Side Label
8514B-Side Label
R 8513 V3 ʜɪ B2Runout Side A Stamped, var. 1
R-8514-4 ɪ B1Runout Side B Stamped, var. 1
R 8513 V3 ʜɪ B4Runout Side A, var. 2
R 8514 V3 ʜɪ B3Runout Side B, var 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records W 1379 / Warner Bros. Records 1379First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1960 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records W 1379First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records W 1379 / Warner Bros. Records W-1379First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1960 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W 1379First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W 1379First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W 1379First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W 1379First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WB1379First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBL 1009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1960 | UK | Warner Bros. Records WM 4010First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | UK | Warner Bros. Records WM 4010 / Warner Bros. Records 1379First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1379First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1379 / Warner Bros. Records WS1379LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1960 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1379LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1960 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1379First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Warner Bros. Records 1379 / Warner Bros. Records WS1379LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS1379LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Europe | Del Ray Records DR10018LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Warner Bros. Records WS 1379, WS 8010LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1379LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records WM 1379LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records 1379 / Warner Bros. Records W1379LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
36 vinyl pressings of The Button-Down Mind Of Bob Newhart are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1960 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records W 1379.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use W 1379, W1379, WS 1379, 1379) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R 8513 V3 HI A2 and R 8514 V3 HI B1. 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.
