Vinyl pressings
by Foghat · 1975
Slow Ride 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.
10 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
T BSS 0306 TVT 0106 Vl S-1A STERLINGSide A runout
T BSS 0306 TVT0101 S-1ASide B runout
(TVT0106)VI-SSide A label
(TVT0101)SSide B label
BS-0306 TVT-0106 Vl-S-1A-WB —◁Side A Runout, etched
BS-0306 TVT-0101-S-1A-WB —◁Side B Runout, etched
(TVT0106)VI-SSide A Label
(TVT0101)SSide B Label
T BSS 0306 TVT 0106 Vl S-1A STERLINGSide A etched (sterling stamped)
T BSS 0306 TVT0101 S-1ASide B etched
BS-0306 TVT-0106 Vl-S-1A-WB 0Side A Runout, etched
BS-0306 TVT-0101-S-1A-WB 0Side B Runout, etched
(TVT0106)VI-SSide A Label
(TVT0101)SSide B Label
(TVT0106)VI-SA-side label
(TVT0101)SB-side label
BSS 0306 TVT 0106 V1 S-1B STERLING sA-side runout
BSS 0306 TVT 0106 V2 S-1B STERLING sB-side runout
(TVT0106)VI-SA-side label
(TVT0106)VII-SB-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Bearsville BSS 0306First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Canada | Bearsville BSV 0306First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Bearsville BEA 15 522First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records BSS 0306First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | US | Bearsville BSS 0306First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | US | Bearsville BSS 0306First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Bearsville BSS 0306First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | US | Bearsville BSS 0306First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Bearsville BSS 0306First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | US | Bearsville BSS 0306First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Bearsville BEA 15 5237", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 45-1328 / Hispavox 45-1328 (SN)7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | UK | Bearsville K 155227", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Germany | Bearsville BEA 15 5237", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Slow Ride are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, Australia, Canada, Netherlands and more. One of them is Bearsville BSS 0306, released December 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BSS 0306, BSV 0306, BEA 15 522) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T BSS 0306 TVT 0106 Vl S-1A STERLING and T BSS 0306 TVT0101 S-1A. 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.
