Vinyl pressings
by The Doobie Brothers · 1976
Takin' It To The Streets was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 14 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 8196-A //HL28093-1-YRunout side A variant 1
WBS 8196-B //HL28094-1-YRunout side B variant 1
WBS 8196-A //HL28093-1-Y 2 1 1Runout side A variant 2
WBS 8196-B //HL28094-1-Y 1 1 1Runout side B variant 2
T WBS-8196 TCA-5745-S-1Runout A
T WBS-8196 TCA-5518-S-1Runout B
(TCA5745)SLabel A
(TCA5518)SLabel B
WBS-8196 TCA-5745-S W2 —◁A side runout etched
WBS-8196 TCA-5518-S W2 —◁B side runout etched
WBS-8196-TCA-5745-S-W-1. R(circled) ✲Runout A
WBS-8196 TCA-5518-S-W-1. ✲Runout B
(TCA5745)SLabel A
(TCA5518)SLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Barbados | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8196First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Belgium | Warner Bros. Records 16735First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 8196First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | France | Warner Bros. Records 16 735First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 16 735First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 16735 / Warner Bros. Records W 16 735First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-13WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8196First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Rhodesia | Warner Bros. Records WBS 203First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 45-1372 / Hispavox 45-1372 (SN)First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 16735First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8196First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8196First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1976 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8196First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1976 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8196First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
20 vinyl pressings of Takin' It To The Streets are listed here, from 14 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Netherlands, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WB 16735, released May 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WB 16735, K 16735, WBS 8196, P-13W) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WBS 8196-A //HL28093-1-Y and WBS 8196-B //HL28094-1-Y. 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.
