Vinyl pressings
by Frankie Valli · 1980
Reunited Live 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.
2WB-1-3497-LW2 * * TML-SA-Side
2WB-2-3497-LW2 * * TML-SB-Side
2WB-3-3497-LW1 * * TML-MC-Side
2WB-4-3497-LW1 * * TML-MD-Side
2WB-1-3497-JW1 #1 TML-SSide A
2WB-2-3497-JW1 #2 TML-SSide B
2WB-3-3497-JW1 #1 TML-SSide C
2WB-4-3497-JW1 #2 TML-SSIde D
2WB 3497 AA-Side
2WB 3497 DB-Side
2WB 3497 CC-Side
2WB 3497 DD-Side
K 66098 A-1 STRAWBERRYSide 1 Etched (STRAWBERRY Stamped)
K 66098 B-1 STRAWBERRYSide 2 Etched (STRAWBERRY Stamped)
W7 K 66098 C-1 STRAWBERRYSide 3 Etched (STRAWBERRY Stamped)
W-3 K 66098 D-1 STRAWBERRYSide 4 Etched (STRAWBERRY Stamped)
D MX197416 B 2WB 3497-&4Side 4 ( &-Representing a scratched out number in matrix)
D MX197413 2WB 3497-1Side 1
D MX197414 2WB 3497-2Side 2
D MX197415 2WB 3479-3Side 3
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 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 2WB 3497 / Curb Records MX197413First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 66 098-1 / Warner Bros. Records WB 66 098First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1980 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 2WB 3497First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1980 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K66098First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records 2WB 3497 / Curb Records 2WB 3497First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records 2WB 3497 / Curb Records 2WB 3497First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records 2WB 3497 / Curb Records 2WB 3497First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records 2WB 3497 / Curb Records 2WB 3497First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Unknown | Sweet Thunder Edition 3LP, Remastered | LP, Remastered |
| 1981 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 36.184 36.183LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 2B 3497LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 2B 3497 / Curb Records 2B 3497LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Ecuador | Warner Bros. Records LP-80039LP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1981 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records WB 66098-2LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records 2WB 6019LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Netherlands | Curb Records 468605 1LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1990 | US | Curb Records 468605 1LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1991 | Europe | Curb Records CUR 468605 1LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 66098 / Curb Records WB 66 098LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 66098 / Curb Records WB 66 098LP, Compilation, White Label | LP, Compilation, White Label |
25 vinyl pressings of Reunited Live are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1980 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Australia, Netherlands and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 2WB 3497.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2WB 3497, K66098, WB 66 098-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2WB-1-3497-LW2 * * TML-S and 2WB-2-3497-LW2 * * TML-S. 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.
