Vinyl pressings
by Rod Stewart · 1979
I Don't Want To Talk About It 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.
11 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 4 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-49138 - TXX-0247-S-SR 2 SP L4 Criteria MFRun-out A, etched (ᑕʀɪᴛᴇʀɪᴀ stamped)
WBS-49138-WCA-8341-S-SR-1 SP Criteria MFRun-out B, etched (ᑕʀɪᴛᴇʀɪᴀ stamped)
TXX 0247 SLabel A-Side
WCA 8341 SLabel B-Side
WBS-49138 - TXX-0247-S-WW-2 —◁ Criteria MFA runout
WBS-49138-WCA-8341-S-WW-1 —◁ Criteria MFB runout
TXX 0247 SA label
WCA 8341 SB label
WBS--T11-0247-S-JW-1 MF 0A side
WBS--WCA-8341-S-JW-1 #3 MF 0B side
(TXX 0247)mono label
(TXX 0247 S)stereo label
WBS-1-49138Label A-side
WBS-2-49138Label B-side
WEA-17538-A/2 PF Manufactured in GermanyRunout side A
WEA-17538-B/2 PF Manufactured in GermanyRunout side B
WBS-1-49138Label side A
WBS-2-49138Label side B
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 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49138First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49138First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 17 538First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 17 538 / Warner Bros. Records WB 17538First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 45-1936 / Hispavox 45-1936 (SN)First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49138First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 41938First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 17 538First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49138First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49138First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 17 538First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Chile | Warner Bros. Records WBS- 491387", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-534W7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-534W7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Peru | Warner Bros. Records F-WBR 0049138.87", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
15 vinyl pressings of I Don't Want To Talk About It are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1979 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Germany, Canada, Spain. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WBS 49138, released December 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WBS 49138, WBS 41938, WB 17 538, 45-1936) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WBS-49138 - TXX-0247-S-SR 2 SP L4 Criteria MF and WBS-49138-WCA-8341-S-SR-1 SP Criteria MF. 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.
