Vinyl pressings
by Bob Seger · 1975
Beautiful Loser 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.
14 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 8 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.
1-11378-F-3 Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOL ✲Runout side A, variant 1
2-11378-F-3 Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOL ✲Runout side B, variant 1
Wly 1-11378-F-3- #79 3 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side A, variant 2
Wly 2-11378-F-3- #49 3 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side B, variant 2
ST1 11738 F4 #4 MASTERED BY CAPITOL KP 0Runout A variant 1
ST2 11738 F1 #7 Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Runout B variant 1
ST1 11738 F4 #3 MASTERED BY CAPITOL KP 0Runout A variant 2
ST2 11738 F1 #4 Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Runout B variant 2
Wly ST1 11378 F2 #3 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ─◁A side runout, variant 1
ST2 11378 G6 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ─◁B side runout, variant 1
Wly ST1 11378 F2 · ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLA side runout, variant 2
Wly ST2 11378 F2 · ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLB side runout, variant 2
1-11378-F-9 ✲ MASTERD BY CAPITOL #2 wlySide A runout, variant 1
2-11378-F-1 ✲ MASTERD BY CAPITOL#9 wlySide B runout, variant 1
1-11378-F-3· ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOL WlySide A runout, variant 2
ST-2- 11378- G9 ✲ Senn MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide B runout, variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Capitol Records ST-11378First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | Capitol Records ST-11378First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia & New Zealand | Capitol Records ST-11378First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-11378First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-80240First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Capitol Records ST-11378First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Spain | Capitol Records 1 J 062-081.902First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Capitol Records E-ST11378First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | UK | Capitol Records E-ST11378 / Capitol Records OC 062 ○81902First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | UK | Capitol Records E-ST11378First yearLP, White Label | LP, White Label |
| 1975 | US | Capitol Records ST-11378LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1975 | US | Capitol Records ST-511378LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1975 | US | Capitol Records ST-11378LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1975 | US | Capitol Records ST-11378First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Capitol Records ST-11378First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | France | Capitol Records 2C 068 - 81902 / Capitol Records 2C 068 - 81.902LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Australia | Axis AX 1004LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Portugal | Capitol Records 11C 078-81902LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | Capitol Records SN-16315LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | Capitol Records SN-16315LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Spain | Capitol Records 056-1819021LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Capitol Records SN-16315LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records ST-11378LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Capitol Records 1A 038-15 7586 1 / Fame 038-15 7586 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Capitol Records 1A 038-15 7586 1 / Fame 1A 038-15 7586 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Capitol Records 2S 068-81902LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Capitol Records 2S 068-81902LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records 1 C 062-81 902LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 064-81 902LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 064-81 902LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 064-81 902LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Fame FA 41 3117 1 / Fame FA 4131171LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records E-ST11378 / Capitol Records OC 062 ○81902LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST-11378LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
45 vinyl pressings of Beautiful Loser are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1975 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Australia & New Zealand and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST-11378, released March 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-11378, E-ST11378, 1 J 062-081.902, ECS-80240) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-11378-F-3 Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOL ✲ and 2-11378-F-3 Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOL ✲. 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.
