Vinyl pressings
by The Doobie Brothers · 1975
Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me) 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.
28 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
SXX-0160-S Manufactured in GermanyRunout side A, stamped
TXX-0229-S Manufactured in GermanyRunout side B, stamped
SBoth runouts, etched
SXX 0160 SLabel side A
SXX-0160-S Manufactured in Germany SRunout A, stamped / etched
TXX-0229-S Manufactured in Germany SRunout B, stamped / etched
SXX 0160 SLabel A
TXX 0229 SLabel B
K.16559.A1 20 ∴A-Side - Stamped
ALLENA-Side - Etched
K.16559.B1 26 ∴B-Side - Stamped
K 16559 AA-Side Label
K.16559.A1 20 ∴A-Side - Stamped
ALLENA-Side - Etched
K.16559.B1 26 ∴B-Side - Stamped
K 16559 AA-Side Label
K.16559.A1 ∴A-Side - Stamped
ALLENA-Side - Etched
K.16559.B1B-Side - Stamped
K 16559 AA-Side Label
S X X-0160-S 1D T T1 1Side A Runout
TX X-0229-S 1C TT1Side B Runout
(SXX0160)SSide A Label
(TXX0229)SSide 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-8092First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Barbados | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8092First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Benelux | Warner Bros. Records 16 559 / Warner Bros. Records 16.559First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 3-01-101-053First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 8092First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 8092First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Chile | Warner Bros. Records WBS-8092First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | Warner Bros. Records 16 559 / Warner Bros. Records 16559First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | Warner Bros. Records 16559 / Warner Bros. Records 16 559First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 16 559(N) / Warner Bros. Records WB 16 559First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 16 559(N) / Warner Bros. Records WB 16 559First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 16559 / Warner Bros. Records WB 8092First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-1379WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-1379WFirst year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8092First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 80927", 45 RPM, Promo, Repress, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Repress, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 80927", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 80927", 45 RPM, Repress, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Repress, Styrene |
31 vinyl pressings of Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me) are listed here, from 18 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in Germany, UK, US, Netherlands and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WB 16 559(N).
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WB 16 559(N), K 16559, WBS 8092, WB 16559) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SXX-0160-S Manufactured in Germany and TXX-0229-S 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.
