Vinyl pressings
by Rod Stewart · 1981
Tonight I'm Yours was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
27 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 18 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.
RIVA-33-A-1 W045 W 5 3 STRAWBERRYSide A runout variant 1
RIVA-33-B-1 W045 W-58KD STRAWBERRYSide B runout variant 1
RIVA-33-A-1 W045 W-32 STRAWBERRYSide A runout variant 2
RIVA-33-B-1 W045 W-48KD STRAWBERRYSide B runout variant 2
RIVA-33-A-1 WEAT/P-2 WO45A Side runout etched
RIVA-33-B-1 WO45 WEAT-PB Side runout etched
STRAWBERRYBoth sides stamped
WBS-49886-ZCA-S-JW2 Precision SMSide A runout etched
WBS-49886-ZCA-1377-S-JW2 #2 PLSMSide B runout etched
ZCA 1375SLabel Side A
ZCA 1377SLabel Side B
WBS-49886-ZCA-LW2 S PL SM *Side A runout etched
WBS-49886-ZCA-1375-S-LW2 * PRECISION SMSide B runout etched
ZCA 1375SLabel Side A
ZCA 1377SLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WBA-4110 / Warner Bros. Records WBA 4110First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WBA 4110First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Austria | Warner Bros. Records WB 17 868First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Benelux | Warner Bros. Records WB 17868 / Riva WB 17868First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49886First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WBS49886First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Ecuador | Warner Bros. Records 45-80065First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Guatemala | Warner Bros. Records WBS-49886First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Ireland | Riva RIVA 33First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 17868 / Riva WB 17868First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Philippines | Warner Bros. Records WB-77-268First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Portugal | Warner Bros. Records WAR 17894First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBS 415First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1981 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 45-2153 / Riva 45-2153First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Thailand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49886First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Riva RIVA 337", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo |
35 vinyl pressings of Tonight I'm Yours are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1981 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, US, Benelux, France and more. One of them is Riva RIVA 33.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RIVA 33, WBS 49886, WBS49886, WB 17.868) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RIVA-33-A-1 W045 W 5 3 STRAWBERRY and RIVA-33-B-1 W045 W-58KD 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.
