Vinyl pressings
by Rod Stewart · 1975
This Old Heart Of Mine 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.
14 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 11 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.
WEA 16659-A PF Manufactured in GermanyRunout A
WEA 16659-B2 Pf Manufactured in GermanyRunout B
16 659 ALabel A
16 659 BLabel B
RIVA 1 A1A-side runout, stamped
JONZA-side runout, etched
RIVA 1 B1B-side runout, stamped
RIVA 1 A1A-side runout, stamped variant 1
RIVA 1 B1B-side runout, stamped variant 1
RIVA.1.A1 A 3 JONZA-side runout, stamped variant 2
RIVA.1.B1 C 7 JONZB-side runout, stamped variant 2
TX X 0265S-1D TIIRunout A
TX X 0268S-1D TIIRunout B
(TXX0265)SLabel A
(TXX0268)SLabel B
WBS-8170-TXX-0265-S-1ASide A Runout
WBS-8170-TXX-0265-1BSide B Runout
(TXX 0265)SSide A Label
(TXX 0265)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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8170First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Belgium | Warner Bros. Records 16.659First year7" | 7" |
| 1975 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 8170First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | Warner Bros. Records 16.659 / Warner Bros. Records 16 659First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8170First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Portugal | Warner Bros. Records N-S-63-93First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Portugal | Warner Bros. Records N-S-63-93First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Rhodesia | Warner Bros. Records WBS 197First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | UK | Riva RIVA 1First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | Riva RIVA 1First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8170First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8170First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1975 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 81707", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 16659First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 16 659First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of This Old Heart Of Mine are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in Germany, UK, US, Netherlands and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WB 16 659, released December 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WB 16 659, RIVA 1, WBS 8170, WB 16659) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WEA 16659-A PF Manufactured in Germany and WEA 16659-B2 Pf Manufactured in Germany. 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.
