Vinyl pressings
by Bonnie Raitt · 1979
The Glow was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
HS 1-3369 LW1· TML-M 3 ✲Side A runout, variant 1
HS-2-3369-LW2· TML-MS 1 ✲Side B runout, variant 1
HS 1-3369 LW2· TML-MS 1 ✲Side A runout, variant 2
HS-2-3369-LW3· TML-M 1 ✲Side B runout, variant 2
HS-1 -3369 WW1· TML-M5 —◁Runout side A, variant 1
HS-2-3369-WW1· TML-MX H2 —◁Runout side B, variant 1
HS- 1-3369- WW1 TML-MS · ─◁Runout side A, variant 2
HS-2-3369-WW1 TML-MX #2 · ─◁Runout side B, variant 2
TML-M 0Side A&B runout stamped
HS-1-3369-JW3 #5Side A runout etched
HS-2-3369 JW2 #5Side B runout etched
HS-2-3369 JW2 #4Variant #1 - Side A runout etched
K56706-A EG S-2 1Side A etched, stamped variant 1
K56706-B1 EG S-1 1Side B etched variant 1
K56706-A1 EG S-6Side A etched, variant 2
K56706-B1 EG S-6Side B etched, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australasia | Warner Bros. Records HS 3369First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records HS 3369First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records XHS 3369First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 706 / Warner Bros. Records HS 3369First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10736WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10736WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 706First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K56706First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records HS 3369First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records HS 3369First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records HS 3369First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records HS 3369LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | UK, Europe & US | Music on vinyl MOVLP827LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records HS 3369LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of The Glow are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1979 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australasia, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records HS 3369.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HS 3369, K56706, XHS 3369, WB 56 706) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HS 1-3369 LW1· TML-M 3 ✲ and HS-2-3369-LW2· TML-MS 1 ✲. 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.
