Vinyl pressings
by Rod Stewart · 1978
Blondes Have More Fun 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.
70 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 29 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.
S-18 RVLP 8-A14 E.G.Side A runout variant 1
S-16 RVLP 8-B15 E.G.Side B runout variant 1
S-23 RVLP 8-A15 E.G.Side A runout variant 2
S-32 RVLP 8-B14Side B runout variant 2
RVLP 8 A 12 1 1 ⋀Side A runout. etched & stamped.Variant 1
RVLP 8 B 13 1 7 DSide B runout. etched & stamped.Variant 1
RV.LP.8.A.12 D 2Side A runout, etched. Variant 2
RV.LP.8.B.13 Λ 14Side B runout, etched. Variant 2
RV. LP: 8 A 13Side A runout, etched. Variant 1
B CSide A runout, stamped Variant 1
RV . LP: 8 . B.12Side B runout, etched Variant 1
CSide B runout, stamped Variant 2
S-6 RVLP 8-A14 E.G.Side A runout, etched variant 1
S-109 RVLP 8-B14Side B runout, etched variant 1
RVLP 8-A14 E.G. 3 S - 15Side A runout, etched variant 2
RVLP 8-B14 1 S -121Side B runout, etched variant 2
S-74 RVLP 8-B15 E.G.A side, etched
S-77 RVLP 8-A14 E.G.B side, etched
RVLP 8-A14 EG S-37Side A runout
RVLP 8-B15 EG S-44Side B runout
RVLP 8 A*Side A label
RVLP 8 B*Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3261First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3261First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Austria | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 572First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Austria | Warner Bros. Records WB 38 507LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1978 | Belgium | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 572 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3261First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Belgium | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 572 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3261First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 46.001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 46.001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3261First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records HS-3261First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records HS 3261First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records HS-3261First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3261First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3261First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records HS 3261First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records LDWB-5323LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-054 / Warner Bros. Records MFSL 1-054LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Argentina | Warner Records 7599-27376-1LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2023 | Argentina | Warner Records K 56 572 / Diario La Nación 7599-27376-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records 208596LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records K 56 572 / Warner Bros. Records WB 56 572LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records K 56 572 / Warner Bros. Records WB 56 572LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 572LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 572, / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3261LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 572 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3261LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 572 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3261LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 56572 / Riva RVLP8sLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 56572 / Riva RVLP8sLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Sweden | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3261LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
105 vinyl pressings of Blondes Have More Fun are listed here, from 36 countries, released between 1978 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK, US, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is Riva RVLP8.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RVLP8, RVLP 8, RVLP8Ⓢ, BSK 3261) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S-18 RVLP 8-A14 E.G. and S-16 RVLP 8-B15 E.G.. 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.
