Vinyl pressings
by Everly Brothers · 1968
Roots was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
39385 WS1752A-1C A 2 PSide A runout
39386 WS1752B RE-1-1C A ᵔSide B runout
T 39385 WS 1752 A -1A 2 A1Side A runout
T 39386 WS 1752 B RE-1 -1D 1 B2Side B runout
39385 WS1752 A-1BRunout Side A, Etched
39386 WS1752 B RE-1 - 1BRunout Side B, Etched
S39385Matrix Side A
S39386 RE1Matrix Side B
S-39385-1S I ΛISide A stamped
S-39386-1S I B2Side B stamped
S39385Side A label
S39386Side B label
1 Ƨ 39385 WS1752 A-1B o A2Runout A
1 39386 WS1752 B RE-1 - 1B o A1Runout B
S39385Label A
S39386 RE1Label B
WS 1752A-1 ✳T STEREO 1 A KTSide A runout, variant 1
WS 1752B-1 ✳T STEREO 1 A KTSide B runout, variant 1
WS 1752A-1 ✳T STEREO KT ASide A runout, variant 2
WS 1752B-1 ✳T STEREO KT ASide B runout, variant 2
W 1752A-1 *TStamped
W 1752B-1 *TStamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1752 / Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1752First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | France | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records CPLW. 1554 / Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records W 1752First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1752First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WBS 1752 / Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WBS.1752First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Warner Bros. Records W 1752First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1752First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records ST-91601 / Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 1752LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1968 | UK | Warner Bros. Records 1752 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1752First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1752First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1752First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1752First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Australia | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1752LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WS 1752LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K46128LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K36002 / Warner Bros. Records K36002LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 26045LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records 26 045 / Warner Bros. Records 26.045LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | UK | Edsel Records ED 203LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Rhino Records 8122796025 / Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 8122796025LP, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 2014 | US | Rhino Records R1 1752LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Warner Bros. Records 26045LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | WEA Italiana S.p.A. CTR 26 045 / Charter Line CTR 26045LP | LP |
22 vinyl pressings of Roots are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1968 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1752, released December 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WS 1752, 1752, W 1752, CPLW. 1554) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 39385 WS1752A-1C A 2 P and 39386 WS1752B RE-1-1C A ᵔ. 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.
