Vinyl pressings
by Rod Stewart · 1975
Sailing was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
29 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 14 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.
K 16600 A2 MELYS IBCA side runout, variant 1
K 16600 B2 MELYS IBCB side runout, variant 1
K∙16600∙A1 I.B.C. MELYS 18 FA side runout, variant 2
K∙16600∙B1 3 E I.B.C. MELYS.B side runout, variant 2
K 16600∙A3 DStamped, side A variant 1
K 16600 B23 C DStamped, side B variant 1
K∙16600∙A3 15 HStamped, side A variant 2
K 16600 B2̶ 3 29 DStamped, side B variant 2
K 16600 A2 MELYS IBCA Side runout. variant 1
K 16600 B2 MELYS IBCB Side runout. variant 1
K∙16600∙A1 I.B.C. MELYS 18 FA Side runout, variant 2
K∙16600∙B1 3 E I.B.C. MELYS.B Side runout, variant 2
K∙16600∙A1 ΛEtched runout, side A
K∙16600∙B1 FEtched runout, side B
MELYS I.B.C. A1GStamped runout, side A
MELYS. I.B.C. A1IStamped runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WB-6449First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Austria | Warner Bros. Records WB 16 600 Ⓝ / Warner Bros. Records WB 16 600 (N)First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | France | Warner Bros. Records 16 600First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 32108First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 16600First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records JB 16600First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Stereo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB-16.600 / Warner Bros. Records WB 16600First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 16600First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 16.600First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WB 64497", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WB 6449First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Philippines | Warner Bros. Records WB-77-32 / Screen Gems-Columbia Music, Inc. WB-6778First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1975 | Rhodesia | Warner Bros. Records WBS 187First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Rhodesia | Teal WBS 187First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Scandinavia | Warner Bros. Records K 16600First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 16 6007", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1985 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 16 600 / Warner Bros. Records WB 16 600 (N)7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo |
| 1985 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 16 600 / Warner Bros. Records WB 16 600 (N)7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1985 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 16 600 / Warner Bros. Records WB 16 600 (N)7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1985 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 16 6007", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1987 | Ireland | Warner Bros. Records K166007", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K166007", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K16600 / Warner Bros. Records K 166007", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 16 600 Ⓝ / Warner Bros. Records WB 16 6007", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 16 6007", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 16 600 / Warner Bros. Records WB 16 600 Ⓝ7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records K166007", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Riva RIVA 97", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 166007", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo |
54 vinyl pressings of Sailing are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1975 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, Belgium, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records K 16600, released August 8, 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K 16600, 16.600, WB 16 600, WB-6449) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K 16600 A2 MELYS IBC and K 16600 B2 MELYS IBC. 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.
