Vinyl pressings
by The Ides Of March · 1970
Vehicle / Lead Me Home, Gently was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
31 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 20 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.
N-17278-1A pA side deadwax - stamped, variant 1
N-17276-1B pB side deadwax - stamped, variant 1
N-18278-1A p 2A side deadwax - stamped, variant 2
N-18276-1B p 2B side deadwax - stamped, variant 2
N-18278-1C T11Side A Runout
N-18276-1D T1111111Side B Runout
N18278Side A Label
N18276Side B Label
N -17278-1C TIIIIIA side runout stamped; etched
N -17276-1C TIIIIIB side runout stamped; etched
N18278Side A Label
N17276Side B Label
N-18278 -1C sss BH REC.#7378Side A runout, variant 1
N-18276 - 1B #7378 ssssSide B runout, variant 1
N-18278 -1D s BH REC.#7378Side A runout, variant 2
N-18276 - 1B #7378 ssSide B runout, variant 2
WB7378-A1△J 1 MSide A runout
WB7378-B1△J 1 KSide B runout
WB.7378-ASide A label
WB.7378-BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 7378First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records WCS 35.018First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 7378First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | France | Warner Bros. Records WV. 5138 / Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WV. 5138First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Germany | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records A 7378First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Germany | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records A 7378First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 32051First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Ireland | Warner Bros. Records WB 7378First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records WB 1053First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Japan | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records BR-2514First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records BR-25147", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1970 | Japan | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records BR-2514First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1970 | Mexico | Gamma G-978First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WB 7378First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records B.7378First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Warner Bros. Records 40017", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Argentina | Music Hall 31.4027", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| ? | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records 31.4027", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records A 73787", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Mexico | Gamma G-9507", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records G-9507", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 160347", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Venezuela | Warner Bros. Records WB 73787", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
43 vinyl pressings of Vehicle / Lead Me Home, Gently are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1970 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Mexico, South Africa and more. One of them is Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 7378.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7378, WB 7378, G-978, WBS 46 (7378)) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, N-17278-1A p and N-17276-1B p. 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.
