Vinyl pressings
by Frankie Valli · 1978
Save Me, Save Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
WBS-8060 WCA 8077-S WWI TML-M —◁A-Side Runout Etching
WBS-8060 WCA 8081-S WWI TML-M —◁B-Side Runout Etching
(WCA 8077)SA-Side Label
(WCA 8081)SB-Side Label
WBS-8670 - WCA 8077-S JWI #2A-Side Runout Etched
WBS-8670 - WCA 8081-S JWI #2B-Side Runout Etched
TML-SDead Wax / Runouts - Stamped
(WCA 8077)SA-Side Label
WBS-8670-WCA 8077 DJ LW1- TML-M ✲A-Side Runout Etching
WBS 8670 WCA 8077-S LW1- TML-M 1 ✲B-Side Runout Etching
(WCA 8077)A-Side Label
(WCA 8077)SB-Side Label
K 17251-A E.G. TYA-side runout groove
K 17251-B EG. TYB-side runout groove
K 17251Label
FWB 0042Label
K-17251-A-1 ALLEN BRunout side A, etched [stamped "B"]
K-17251-B-1 ALLEN VRunout side B, etched [stamped "V"]
K 17251 ALabel side A
K 17251 BLabel side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8670 / Curb Records WBS 8670First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8670 / Curb Records WBS 8670First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 17 251First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records G-2088 / Gamma, S.A. G-2088First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 17 251 / Warner Bros. Records WB 17.251First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8670First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1978 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17251First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17251 / Curb Records K 17251First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1978 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17251 / Curb Records K 17251First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8670 / Curb Records WBS 8670First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8670First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8670 / Curb Records WBS 8670First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1978 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17251First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
13 vinyl pressings of Save Me, Save Me are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Germany and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WBS 8670.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WBS 8670, K 17251, WB 17 251, G-2088) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WBS-8060 WCA 8077-S WWI TML-M —◁ and WBS-8060 WCA 8081-S WWI TML-M —◁. 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.
