Vinyl pressings
by Little Feat · 1977
Time Loves A Hero was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 13 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.
BS-1-3015 RE-1 WW-1Side A runout, variant 1
BS-2-3015 RE-1 WW-1 #2Side B runout, variant 1
BS-1-3015 RE-1 WW-2 #5 ─◁Side A runout, variant 2
BS-1-3015 RE-1 WW-1 #3 ─◁Side B runout, variant 2
BS-1-3015 RE-1 JW-3 #3 0A Side Runout, Etched, Except 0, Stamped, (Variant 1)
BS-2-3015 RE-1 JW-2 #4 0B Side Runout, Etched, Except 0, Stamped, (Variant 1)
BS-1-3015 RE-1 JW-2 #2 0Side A Runout, Etched, Except 0, Stamped, (Variant 2)
BS-2-3015 RE-1 JW-1 0Side B Runout, Etched, Except 0, Stamped, (Variant 2)
BS-1-3015 RE-1 LW-1 1 ✲Runout A variant 1
BS-2-3015 RE-1 LW-1 2 ✲Runout B variant 1
BS-1-3015 RE-1 LW-2 1 ✲Runout A variant 2
BS-2-3015 RE-1 LW-2 3 ✲Runout B variant 2
BS-1-3015 RE-1 G1 K-9035 GOLA Side Etched
BS-2-3015 RE-1 G-1 K-9036 GOLB Side Etched
BS-1-3015 RE-1 LW-1: 2 △23158 (1) ✲Runout A
BS-2-3015 RE-1 LW-2 4 ✲ △23158-X (1)Runout B
BS-1-3015-RE-1 LW-3A
BS-2-3015 RE-1 LW-1B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 3015First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 3015First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 36.043First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 3015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 3015LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | France | Warner Bros. Records 56 349 / Warner Bros. Records 56.349First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 349 / Warner Bros. Records BS 3015First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 349 / Warner Bros. Records BS 3015LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 349 / Warner Bros. Records BS 3015LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10316WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10316WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56349 / Warner Bros. Records BS 3015First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56349 / Warner Bros. Records BS 3015First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records BS 3015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records BS 3015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 56349LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 56349LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records NR 24 / Nautilus Recordings NR 24LP, Album, Remastered, Reissue | LP, Album, Remastered, Reissue |
| 1981 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-6432WLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 3015LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 3015LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Europe | Speakers Corner Records Warner BS 3015 / Warner Bros. Records BS 3015LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Worldwide | Warner Records RCV1 3015 / Rhino Records 081227816971LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 3015LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records K 56 349LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 349 / Warner Bros. Records K 56 349LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 349 / Warner Bros. Records BS 3015LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 349 / Warner Bros. Records BS 3015LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 349 / Warner Bros. Records BS 3015LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 349 / Warner Bros. Records BS 3015LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 349 / Warner Bros. Records BS 3015LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 349 / Warner Bros. Records BS 3015LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 349 / Warner Bros. Records BS 3015LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 349 / Warner Bros. Records BS 3015LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records BS 3015LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Scandinavia | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 349 / Warner Bros. Records BS 3015LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56349 / Warner Bros. Records K56349LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56349LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
63 vinyl pressings of Time Loves A Hero are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1977 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 3015.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 3015, K56349, 36.043, 56 349) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BS-1-3015 RE-1 WW-1 and BS-2-3015 RE-1 WW-1 #2. 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.
