Vinyl pressings
by Rod Stewart · 1980
Foolish Behaviour was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
60 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 31 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.
RVLP+11+A20 OR STRAWBERRYSide A runout, variant 1
RVLP+11+B20 OR STRAWBERRYSide B runout, variant 1
HS-1-3485-UK-SET-7 RVLP11 A7 STRAWBERRYSide A runout, variant 2
RVLP+11+B20 OR STRAWBERRYSide B runout, variant 2
W-12 KD HS-1-3485-UK-SET-6 RVLP 11 A6 STERLINGSide A runout variant 1
W-11 KD HS-2-3485-UK-SET-6 RVLP 11 BR STERLINGSide B runout variant 1
HS-1-3485-UK-SET-6 W-22 RVLP 11 B̶1̶ A6 STERLING F2Side A runout variant 2
W-10 KD HS-2-3485-UK-SET-6 RVLP 11 B62̶ STERLINGSide B runout variant 2
RVLP 11 A1 SNA STRAWBERRYSide A runout, etched/stamped, variant 1
RVLP 11 B1 SNA STRAWBERRYSide B runout, etched/stamped, variant 2
RVLP 11 B1 SNA STRAWBERRYSide A runout, etched/stamped, variant 2
RVLP 11 A1 SNA STRAWBERRYSide B runout, etched/stamped, variant 2
HS-1-3485-UK-SET-7 RVLP 11 C̶ ̶1̶ A7 2 STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
HS-2-3485-UK-SET-6 RVLP 11 B6 2 STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
HS-1-3485-UK-SET-7 RVLP 11 C̶ ̶ A7 1 STERLINGSide A runout, variant 2
HS-2-3485-UK-SET-6 RVLP 11 B 2̶ 6 2 STERLINGSide B runout, variant 2
RVLP+11+A20 OR STRAWBERRYSide A runout
HS -2-3485-UK-SET-6 RVLP+11+B6 2 STERLINGSide B runout
RVLP 11 ASide A label
RVLP 11 BSide B label
RVLP 11 A21 1 STRAWBERRY W-33Side A runout
RVLP 11 B62̶ 1 STERLING W-21 KD HS-2-3485-UK-SET-6Side B runout
RVLP 11 ASide A label
RVLP 11 BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records HS 3485First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Austria | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 865 / Warner Bros. Records HS 3485First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Benelux | Warner Bros. Records WBN 56 865 / Warner Bros. Records WB 56865First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 66.004 / Warner Bros. Records 66004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 36177 / Warner Bros. Records 66.004First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records XHS 3485First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records XHS 3485First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records XHS 3485First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Colombia | Warner Bros. Records 23(1031)00230First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Ecuador | Warner Bros. Records LP-80037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | El Salvador | Warner Bros. Records CA 1408First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 865 / Warner Bros. Records HS 3485First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 56865 / Warner Bros. Records WB 56 865First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 865First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 865 / Warner Bros. Records HS 3485First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records 83884LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 36.177 / Warner Bros. Records 66004LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records LWB-5442LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records LWB-5442LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 865 / Warner Bros. Records (HS 3485)LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records HS 3485LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
72 vinyl pressings of Foolish Behaviour are listed here, from 36 countries, released between 1980 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, US, Mexico, Australia and more. One of them is Riva RVLP 11.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RVLP 11, HS 3485, GWEA-5442, WB 56 865) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RVLP+11+A20 OR STRAWBERRY and RVLP+11+B20 OR STRAWBERRY. 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.
