Vinyl pressings
by The Doobie Brothers · 1972
Listen To The Music was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
32 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
WB-7619 QCA-3093-S 1A SSSSSSSide A Runout
WB-7619 P̶C̶A̶-̶0̶3̶7̶2̶-̶S̶ PCA-3072-1B-S SSide B Runout
(QCA3093) SSide A Label
(PCA3072) SSide B Label
QCA 3093 S-1D T111Runout Side A, stamped, T111 etched, Variant 1
PCA 0⃫3⃫7⃫2⃫ S -1D 3072-1D T1111Runout Side B, etched & stamped, variant 1
QCA 3093 S-1D T1Runout Side A, stamped, T1 etched, variant 2
3072 PCA 0̶3̶7̶2̶ S-1D T1Runout Side B, etched, PCA S-1D stamped, variant 2
QCA 3093 S-1B pA runout
PCA 0372 S-1B pB runout
WB-7617 QCA-3093-DJ 1A SA Side Runout
WB-7619 QCA-3093-S 1B SSB Side Runout
(QCA3093)A Side Label
(QCA3093)SB Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Angola | Warner Bros. Records WBS 101First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Argentina | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 31.933 / Music Hall 31.933First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Argentina | Music Hall 31.933First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WB 7619First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Barbados | Warner Bros. Records WB 7619First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records WBCS 7.025First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records WBCS 7.025First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 7619First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | France | Warner Bros. Records 16 208First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | France | Warner Bros. Records 16 208First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | France | Warner Bros. Records 16 208First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 16 208 / Warner Bros. Records WB 7619First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 16 208 / Warner Bros. Records WB 7619First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 16 208 / Warner Bros. Records WB 7619First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Israel | Warner Bros. Records K 16208First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | UK | Old Gold OG 95737", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 16 2087", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Lebanon | Warner WB 0547", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Lebanon | SLD 76197", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
47 vinyl pressings of Listen To The Music are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1972 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Angola, Argentina and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WB 7619, released July 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WB 7619, K 16208, WBS 101, 31.933) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WB-7619 QCA-3093-S 1A SSSSSS and WB-7619 P̶C̶A̶-̶0̶3̶7̶2̶-̶S̶ PCA-3072-1B-S S. 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.
