Vinyl pressings
by The Doobie Brothers · 1974
What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
41 pressings came out in 1974, 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.
W-2750 40627-1ARunout side A, variant 1
W-2750 40628 EXPORT-1Runout side B, variant 1
W-2750 40627-1BRunout side A, variant 2
W-2750 40628--1ARunout side B, variant 2
W-2750 40627-1-2Runout side A, variant 1, etched
W-2750 40628-1XRunout side B, variant 1, etched
W-2750 40627-1XRunout side A, variant 2
W-2750 40628-1Runout side B, variant 2
T2 W-2750 40627-2-3 D27Side A runout, etched, variant 1
T2 W-2750 40628-1-1 D14Side B runout, etched, variant 1
T1 W-2750 40627-1-2Side A runout, etched, variant 2
T1 W-2750 40628-1-2Side B runout, etched, variant 2
S | W-2750 40627-1A A8Runout A etched, variant 1
| W-2750 40628-1A B6Runout B etched, variant 1
| W-2750 40627-1A ARunout A etched, variant 2
S | W-2750 40628-1B - B1Runout B etched, variant 2
p W-2750 40627-1 xSide A runout, etched (variant 1)
p W-2750 40628-1Side B runout, etched (variant 1)
p W-2750 40627-1X C 1Side A runout, etched (except "p", "C 1" stamped; variant 2)
p W-2750 40628 EXPORT-1 ESide B runout, etched (exc. "p", "E" stamped; variant 2)
PXT W-2750 40627-1 F1Side A runout, variant 1
T1 W-2750 40628-1 -1 B14Side B runout, variant 1
PXT W-2750 40627-1 x F5Side A runout, variant 2
T1 W-2750 40628-1 -2 A12Side B runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-6537WLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | US | Friday Music FRM-2750LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Worldwide | Warner Records RCV1 2750 / Warner Records 603497824618LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 2-598 / Warner Records MFSL 2-598LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W 2750 / Warner Bros. Records W2750LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 026 / Warner Bros. Records W 2750LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Warner Bros. Records 56 026 (40 627)LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 026 / Warner Bros. Records W 2750LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 026LP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 026 / Warner Bros. Records W 2750LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 026LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 026LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 026 / Warner Bros. Records W 2750LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Warner Bros. Records WB 56026 / Warner Bros. Records 56026LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 026LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56026LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56026LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records W 2750 / Warner Bros. Records WBS 2750LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records W 2750LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
76 vinyl pressings of What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1974 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records W 2750.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use W 2750, W4 2750, K 56026, WBLP-5.059) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, W-2750 40627-1A and W-2750 40628 EXPORT-1. 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.
