Vinyl pressings
by Henry Mancini · 1979
Ravel's Bolero was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1979, 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 49139 XCA-9060 S - LW6Runout, side A
WBS 49139 XCA-9056 S - LWIRunout, side B
XCA 9060 SCenter label, side A
XCA 9056 SCenter label, side B
WBS-49139-XCA-9060-S - JW1 #3 0Side A runout, etched [0 stamped] variant 1
WBS-49139-XCA-9056-S-JW2 #3 0Side B runout, etched [0 stamped] variant 1
WBS-49139-XCA-9060-S - JW1 #1 0Side A runout, etched [0 stamped] variant 2
Side 2-WBS 49139 XCA 9056S WW1 #2 0Side B runout, etched variant 2
WBS 49139 XCA-9060S WW1 —◁A side runout
WBS 49139 XCA 9056S WW1 —◁B side runout
XCA 9060 SCenter label, side A
XCA 9056 SCenter label, side B
WBS 49139 XCA 9060 S-LWI•1 ✲Side A Runout
WBS 49139 XCA 9060 VI-DJ-S-LWI• 1 ✲Side B Runout
XCA 9060 SSide A Label
XCA 9060 VI DJSSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49139First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49139 CFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49139First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | Warner Bros. Records 17 552First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WBS 17552First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 17552First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 17552First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 17 552First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 17552First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17552First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17552First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | UK | Warner Bros. Music K17552First year7" | 7" |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49139First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49139First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49139First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Chile | Warner Bros. Records WBS 491397", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Peru | Warner Bros. Records 0049139.07", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-532W7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
19 vinyl pressings of Ravel's Bolero are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WBS 49139.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WBS 49139, K 17552, K17552, 17 552) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WBS 49139 XCA-9060 S - LW6 and WBS 49139 XCA-9056 S - LWI. 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.
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