Vinyl pressings
by The Doobie Brothers · 1978
Minute By Minute was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. 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 1978, the album's first year, in 5 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 8828 WCA 7664 S JW-1 #2 [0]Runout, side A, etched, except [stamped]
WBS 8828 WCA 7678-S JW-1 #4 [0]Runout, side B, etched, except [stamped]
WCA 7664SLabel Side A
WCA 7678SLabel Side B
WCA 7664SLabel Side A
WCA 7678SLabel Side B
p WBS-8828 WCA 7664 S P-2A-Side Runout Etching
p WBS-8828 WCA 7678-S P-2B-Side Runout Etching
(WCA7664S)A-Side Label
(WCA7678S)B-Side Label
WBS 8828 WCA 7664 S LW-1• •• ✲Side 1 runout, etched; •, ••, ✲, stamped, variant 1
WBS•8828 WCA 7678•S LW•1•2 S ✲Side 2 runout, etched; 2, ✲, stamped, variant 1
WBS 8828 WCA 7664 S LW-1• •• ✲Side 1 runout, variant 2
WBS•8828 WCA 7678•S LW·1·• ↔ ✲Side 2 runout, variant 2
WBS-8828 WCA 7664 S WW-1 —◁Side A Runout, etched
WBS 8828 WCA 7678 S WW-1 #2 —◁Side B Runout, etched
WCA 7664SSide A Label
WCA 7678SSide B Label
1-2 / WBS-8828 WCA7664S SR-1 SPSide A Runout
1-2 WBS-8828 WCA 76678-S SR-1 SP GP."Z"Side B Runout
WCA 7664SSide A Label
WCA 7678SSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8828 CFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8828First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-432WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-432WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8828First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17411First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8828First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8828First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8828First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8828First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8828First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8828First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Warner Brothers WBS 8828First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WBS 88287", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 16.1147", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 88287", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
19 vinyl pressings of Minute By Minute are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WBS 8828.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WBS 8828, K 17411, WBS 8828 C, P-432W) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WBS 8828 WCA 7664 S JW-1 #2 [0] and WBS 8828 WCA 7678-S JW-1 #4 [0]. 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.
