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Bobbie GentryOde To Billy Joe - Main Title / There'll Be Time (Love Theme)

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Ode To Billy Joe - Main Title / There'll Be Time (Love Theme)

by Bobbie Gentry · 1976

10 pressings7 countriesCountry BluesDelta BluesBlues

Ode To Billy Joe - Main Title was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. 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 Ode To Billy Joe - Main Title

10 pressings came out in 1976, 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.

US

1976
Label and catalog number
Warner Bros. Records WBS 8210Curb Records WBS 8210
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Runout / matrix

WBS-8210 UCA-5926-S JW #2 0A side runout

WBS-5964 UCA-5926-S JW #2 0B side runout

UCA 5926 SA side label

UCA 5964 SB side label

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UK

1976
Label and catalog number
Warner Bros. Records K16782
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
Runout / matrix

K16782 A1Side A

K16782 B1Side B

WBS 8210Label

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Australia

1976
Label and catalog number
Warner Bros. Records WBS-8210
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Runout / matrix

mx180537 WBS3210-1Side A handwritten run-outs

mx180538 WBS3210-2Side B handwritten run-outs

MX-180537Side A label

MX-180538Side B label

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

All 10 vinyl pressings

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

1970s10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1976AustraliaWarner Bros. Records WBS-8210First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1976ItalyWarner Bros. Records W 16782First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
1976JapanWarner Bros. Records P-71WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1976PeruWarner Bros. Records 0006796.7First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1976South AfricaWarner Bros. Records WBS 213First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint
1976UKWarner Bros. Records K16782First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
1976USWarner Bros. Records WBS 8210First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1976USWarner Bros. Records WBS 8210First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1976USWarner Bros. Records PRO 624First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo
1976USWarner Bros. Records WBS 8210 / Curb Records WBS 8210First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single

Tracklist

  1. AOde To Billy Joe - Main Title4:21
  2. BThere'll Be Time (Love Theme)2:13

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Ode To Billy Joe - Main Title are there?

10 vinyl pressings of Ode To Billy Joe - Main Title are listed here, from 7 countries.

When was Ode To Billy Joe - Main Title first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Italy and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WBS 8210.

How do I tell if my copy of Ode To Billy Joe - Main Title is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WBS 8210, PRO 624, K16782, WBS-8210) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Ode To Billy Joe - Main Title 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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