Vinyl pressings
by Gary Wright · 1975
Dream Weaver 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.
23 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 12 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 8167 TCA 5309 V1-S 1A TML-M S111Runout A, variant 1
WBS 8167-TCA 5301-S 1A TML-M sRunout B, variant 1
WBS-8167 TCA-5309V1-S-1C s11Runout A, variant 2
WBS 8167-TCA 5301-S 1A TML-M sRunout B, variant 2
WBS-8167-TCA-5309V1-S-1B #3Runout, Side A, Etched
0 WBS-8167 TCA-5801-S-1B #1Runout, Side B, Etched
(TCA5309)VISLabel Side A
(TCA5301)SLabel Side B
WBS-8167-TCA-5309V1-S-1A-WB • –––◁Side A etched, variant 1
WBS-8167 TCA-5301-S-1A-WB • –––◁Side B etched, variant 1
WBS-8167-TCA-5309V1-S-1A-WB #3 • –––◁Side A etched, variant 2
WBS-8167 TCA-5301-S-1A-WB #2 • –––◁Side B etched, variant 2
WBS-8167 TCA-5309V1-S-1CRunout A etched, variant 1
T WBS-8167 TCA-5301-S-3Runout B etched, variant 1
WBS-8167 TCA-5309V1-S-4 TIIIIRunout A etched, variant 2
TCA-5301 S-1C TIRunout B etched, variant 2
TCA 5309 S-V1-1E PRunout, Side A, Etched
TCA 5801 S-1E PRunout, Side B, Etched
(TCA5309)VISLabel Side A
(TCA5301)SLabel Side B
WBS-8167 TCA-5301-S-1A-1 *A Side
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 | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8167First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Belgium | Warner Bros. Records 16707First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 8167First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 8167First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 8167First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | El Salvador | Warner Bros. Records WBD-0047First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | El Salvador | Warner Bros. Records WBD-0047First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1975 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 32110First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-6WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-6WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB-16.707 / Warner Bros. Records WB 16707First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8167First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Panama | Warner Bros. Records WBD-0047First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Peru | Warner Bros. Records WBR 8167First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 16707First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
28 vinyl pressings of Dream Weaver are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1975 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WBS 8167.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WBS 8167, K 16707, 16707, WB 8167) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WBS 8167 TCA 5309 V1-S 1A TML-M S111 and WBS 8167-TCA 5301-S 1A TML-M 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.
