Vinyl pressings
by Fleetwood Mac · 1979
Sara 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.
28 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 13 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.
WB17533 A 49C1Runout side A, variant 1
WB17533 B 49C1Runout side B, variant 1
WB17533 A 49C1Runout side A, variant 2
WB17533 B 48C1Runout side B, variant 2
T I WBS-49150 WCA-9020-VI-S TH2 F11 ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ KPRunout side A, variant 1
T I WBS-49150 XCA-9024-S TH 3 F11 ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ KPRunout side B, variant 1
T I WBS-49150 WCA-9020-VI-S TH3 F12 ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ KPRunout side A, variant 2
T I WBS-49150 XCA-9024-S TH 2 F10 ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ KPRunout side B, variant 2
0 WBS-49150 WCA-9020-VI-S JW2 F4 ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ KPRun-out A, etched (ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ stamped)
0 WBS-49150 XCA-9024-S JW1 F3 #7 ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ KPRun-out B, etched (ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ stamped)
(WCA9020VIS)Side A Label
(XCA9024S)Side B Label
WBS-49150 WCA-9020-VI-S LW3 F10 [ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ] + [SLM] + △186-xSide A Runout, etched [stamped]
WBS-49150 XCA-9024-S LW4 S15 2 [ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ] ✲ KPSide B Runout, etched [stamped]
(WCA 9020 VIS)Side A Label
(XCA 9024 S)Side B Label
K 17533 A-3 - D •STRAWBERRY•Side A etched / stamped runout
K 17533 B-3 - D S •STRAWBERRY•Side B etched / stamped runout
K 17533 ASide A label
K 17533 BSide B label
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 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49150First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49150First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Barbados | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49150First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49150First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49150First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | El Salvador | Warner Bros. Records CA-10889First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | France | Warner Bros. Records 17 533First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 17533First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 17533 / Warner Bros. Records WB 17.533First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 17 533First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49150First year45 RPM, 7" | 45 RPM, 7" |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49150First year45 RPM, 7" | 45 RPM, 7" |
| 1979 | Philippines | Warner Bros. Records WB-77-174First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBS 337First year45 RPM, 7" | 45 RPM, 7" |
| 1979 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17533First year7" | 7" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 16.1557", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | Ecuador | Warner Bros. Records 45-800237" | 7" |
| 1980 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 175337", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Peru | Warner Bros. Records F WBR 0049150.87", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 45-1920 / Hispavox 45-1920 (SN)7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-516W7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-516W7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Chile | Warner Bros. Records WBS-491507", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 175337", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
37 vinyl pressings of Sara are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Netherlands, US, UK, Germany and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WB 17533.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WB 17533, WB 17 533, WBS 49150, K 17533) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WB17533 A 49C1 and WB17533 B 49C1. 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.
