Vinyl pressings
by The Four Seasons · 1975
Who Loves You 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.
34 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 16 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.
T 1 TML-M BS 2900 41202-A-2Side A runout
TML-M T 1 BS 2900 41203-A-2Side B runout
S41,202Side A label
S41,203Side B label
1S BS2900 41202-1B TML-S C6A side runout etched except "TML-S"
1S TML-M BS2900 41203-2 1D A3B side runout etched except "TML-M"
1S BS2900-41202-2 TML-M 1C SX SXT BA side runout etched except "TML-M" Variant 2
1S BS2900-41203-1C TML-S SXT FB side runout etched except "TML-S" Variant 2
BS-1-2900-W1 (WB) •-------◁Runout A etched
BS-2-2900-W1 (WB) •-------◁Runout B etched
S41,202Matrix A on label
S41,203Matrix B on label
T 1 BS 2900 41202-BSide A Runout Etched
T 1 BS 2900 41203-BSide B Runout Etched
TML-SSide A Runout Stamped
TML-MSide B Runout Stamped
BS 2900 (41202-2) 1-W-2 1 ✲A Side Runout
BS 2900 (41203-2)-2-W-2 1 ✲B Side Runout
S41,202A Side Label
S41,203B Side Label
BS 2900 41202( the last 2 replaces a crossed out 3)-BSide A Runout variant 1, Etched
BS 2900 41203-BSide B Runout variant 1, Etched
TML-MSide A and B Runout Stamped
BS 2900 41202-B A 2 TML-SSide A 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2900First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS-2900First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Barbados | Warner Bros. Records BS 2900First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2900 / Curb Records BS 2900First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Ecuador | Warner Bros. Records 3021 / Warner Bros. Records 10572First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Ecuador | Warner Bros. Records 3021 / Warner Bros. Records 10572First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | Warner Bros. Records 56 179 / Warner Bros. Records yPartx 81.705First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 179-Z / Curb Records BS 2900First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Israel | Warner Bros. Records K56179First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Israel | Warner Bros. Records BS 2900 / Curb Records BS 2900First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10072WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records GWEA-5184First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56179First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56179 / Curb Records WB 56179First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records BS 2900First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Belgium | BR Music BRLP 77LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Spain | BR Music MMLP-2001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Sweden | Beat Box BB 9043LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | Warner Bros. Records WEA-10572LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Panama | Warner Bros. Records BS 2900LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Taiwan | Jen Sheng JS-5072LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
48 vinyl pressings of Who Loves You are listed here, from 26 countries, released between 1975 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Barbados and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 2900.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 2900, K.56179, K56179, K 56179) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T 1 TML-M BS 2900 41202-A-2 and TML-M T 1 BS 2900 41203-A-2. 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.
