Vinyl pressings
by Foghat · 1975
Fool For The City was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
T1 BR-6959- 31912-1-2 STERLING RLRunout Side A, variant 1
T1 BR-6959 31913-1-1 STERLING RLRunout Side B, variant 1
T1 BR-6959- 31912-1-2 STERLING RLRunout Side A, variant 2
T1 BR-6959- 31913-1-2 STERLING RLRunout Side B, variant 2
BR-1-6959 JW2 W2Runout side A, variant 1
BR-2-6959 JW2 NZ 3Runout side B, variant 1
BR-1-6959 JW2 #2Runout side A, variant 2
BR-2-6959 JW2 # 3Runout side B, variant 2
T 1 BR 6959 31912-1-1 STERLING RLRunout A
T 1 BR-6959 31913 -1 -1 STERLING RLRunout B
31,912Label A
31,913Label B
BR6959(31912-1)1-W-1• 5 ✲Runout A, variant 1
BR6959(31913-1)2-W-1• 2 ✲Runout B, variant 1
BR6959(31912-1)1-W-1• 3 ✲Runout A, variant 2
BR6959(31913-1)2-W-1• 3 ✲Runout B, variant 2
31,912A Side Label
31,913B Side Label
1S BR 6959 31912-1A STERLING RLA Side Etch exc Sterling stamp var. 1
1S BR 6959 31913-1B STERLING RLB Side Etch exc Sterling stamp var. 1
BR 6959 31912-LW1 STERLING RLA Side Etch, except Sterling Stamp
BR 6959 31913-LW1 STERLING RLB Side Etch, except Sterling Stamp
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Bearsville BR 6959First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Bearsville BR 6959First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Bearsville BR 6959First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Bearsville BR 6959First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Bearsville BR 6959First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Bearsville 55 507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Bearsville 55 507 / Bearsville 6959First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Bearsville Records P-10073WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Bearsville P-10073WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Bearsville BR 6959First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBC 1283 / Warner Bros. Records BR 6959First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Bearsville K55507First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Bearsville BR 6959First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Bearsville BR 6959First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Bearsville BR 6959First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Mexico | Gamma GX 01-1170LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Bearsville RNLP 70882 / Rhino Records RNLP 70882LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-295LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2008 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-295LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | UK | Demon Records DEMREC08LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Friday Music FRM-6959LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Friday Music FRM-6959LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-295LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2024 | US | Friday Music FRM-06959LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Friday Music FRM-06959LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Friday Music FRM-06960LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | USA & Europe | Bearsville RCV1 727555 / Bearsville 603497815630LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Stereo, All Media | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Stereo, All Media |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Korea | High Stereo Light 511LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | South Korea | High Stereo Light 511LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | Taiwan | Jen Sheng JS-5070LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Bearsville BRK 6980LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
54 vinyl pressings of Fool For The City are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1975 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, France, Australia and more. One of them is Bearsville BR 6959, released September 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BR 6959, K55507, 55 507, P-10073W) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 BR-6959- 31912-1-2 STERLING RL and T1 BR-6959 31913-1-1 STERLING RL. 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.
