Vinyl pressings
by Rod Stewart · 1976
The First Cut Is The Deepest was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. 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 1976, the album's first year, in 8 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.
16813-A//HL29247-1-Y 2 1 1Side A runout etched/stamped
16813-B//HL29248-1-Y 3 1 1Side B runout etched/stamped
16.813-ASide A label
16.813-BSide B label
16813-A//HL29247-1-YSide A runout etched
16813-B//HL29248-1-YSide B runout etched
16.813-ASide A label
16.813-BSide B label
WEA 16 813 - A" PFRunout side A, etched, variant 1
WEA 16 813 - B3 PFRunout side B, etched, variant 1
WEA 16 813 - A" PFRunout side A, etched, variant 2
WEA 16 813 - B" PFRunout side B, etched, variant 2
WEA 16 813 - A" PFRunout side A
WEA 16 813 - B3 PFRunout side B
WB 16 813 ALabel side A
WB 16 813 BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Belgium | Warner Bros. Records 16813First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | El Salvador | Warner Bros. Records CA-10061First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | El Salvador | Warner Bros. Records CA-10061First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Norway | Warner Bros. Records K-16813First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Portugal | Warner Bros. Records N-S-63-115First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 16 813First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 16 813First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 16813First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 16813First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8321First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8321First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 16.0387", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WBS 83217", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 83217", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 83217", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
22 vinyl pressings of The First Cut Is The Deepest are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Netherlands, US, Germany, New Zealand and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WB 16813, released November 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WB 16813, WBS 8321, WB 16 813, 16813) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 16813-A//HL29247-1-Y 2 1 1 and 16813-B//HL29248-1-Y 3 1 1. 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.
