Vinyl pressings
by Fleetwood Mac · 1980
The Farmer's Daughter was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 5 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.
WBS-49700-XXX-0975-S WW1 F3 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ─◁ KPA side runout groove
WBS-49700-YAA-9898-S WW1 F3 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ─◁ KPB side runout groove
(XXX 0975S)A side label
(YAA 9898S)B side label
(XXX 0975S)Side A Label
(YAA 9898S)Side B Label
WBS-49700-XXX-0975-S SR2 F7 1-1 [Specialty logo] [MASTERED BY CAPITOL]Side A Label, etched [stamped]
WBS-49700-YAA-9898-S SR3 F8 [MASTERED BY CAPITOL] [Specialty logo] 1-1Side B Label, etched [stamped]
XXX 09755Label A side
XXX 09755 DJLabel B side
XXX 09755Label A side
XXX 09755 DJLabel B side
WB 17-746-A VRunout side A
WB 17-746-B 1Runout side B
WB 17.746-ALabel side A
WB 17.746-BLabel side B
WBS-49700-A-1 #2 TLC. T.A side runout groove
WBS-49700-B-1 TLC. T.B side runout groove
XXX 0975SA side label
YAA 9898SB side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Benelux | Warner Bros. Records WB 17.746 / Warner Bros. Records WB 17.747First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49700First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | France | Warner Bros. Records 17746First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49700First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49700 / Warner Bros. Records WBS49700First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS49700 / Warner Bros. Records WBS 49700First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS49700 / Warner Bros. Records WBS 49700First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS49700 / Warner Bros. Records WBS 49700First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Austria | Warner Bros. Records WB 17 7467", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | France | Warner Bros. Records 177467", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 17 7467", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 177467", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WBS497007", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS49700 / Warner Bros. Records WBS 497007", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
14 vinyl pressings of The Farmer's Daughter are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1980 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, Benelux, Canada, France and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WBS 49700.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WBS 49700, WBS49700, WB 17.746, 17746) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WBS-49700-XXX-0975-S WW1 F3 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ─◁ KP and WBS-49700-YAA-9898-S WW1 F3 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ─◁ KP. 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.
