US
1977- Label and catalog number
- Warner Bros. Records WBS 8405
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
WBS-8405 VCA-6992-S-SP-1 AZ 10-4-77 50711Side A runout
WBS 8405 UXX-0506-S-SP-1 AZ 10-4-77 50713Side B runout
Vinyl pressings
by Seals & Crofts · 1977
My Fair Share / East Of Ginger Trees was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 9 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-8405 VCA-6992-S-SP-1 AZ 10-4-77 50711Side A runout
WBS 8405 UXX-0506-S-SP-1 AZ 10-4-77 50713Side B runout
WBS 8405 VCA-6882-S WW #2Side A
WBS 8405 UXX-0506-S WW #2Side B
WBS-8405 VCA-6992-S-PRC-1 1-1 AZ PRCA runout
WBS-8405 UXX-0506-S-PRC-1 11-1 AZ PRCB runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8405First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Barbados | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8405First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8405First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | El Salvador | Elektra CA-10168First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | El Salvador | Warner Bros. Records Inc. CA-10168First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 17156First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8405First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Philippines | Warner Bros. Records WB-77-38First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Spain | Warner Bros. Music 45-1619First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8405First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8405First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8405First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8405First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records G-19357", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Peru | Warner Bros. Records 0008405.67", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
17 vinyl pressings of My Fair Share / East Of Ginger Trees are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1977 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, Australia, Barbados, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WBS 8405.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WBS 8405, CA-10168, W 17156, WB-77-38) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WBS-8405 VCA-6992-S-SP-1 AZ 10-4-77 50711 and WBS 8405 UXX-0506-S-SP-1 AZ 10-4-77 50713. 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.