Vinyl pressings
by The Sweet · 1972
Little Willy was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. 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 1972, the album's first year, in 22 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.
BGBS0958 <Side A Runout, Stamped
BobilSide A Runout, Etched
BGBS0959 <Side B Runout, Stamped
RasputinSide B Runout, Etched
BGBS 0958 A BobilSide A Runout, stamped/etched
BGBS 0959 A RasputinSide B Runout, stamped/etched
BGBS 0958Side A Label
BGBS 0959Side B Label
BGBS 0958-1E A2Side A runout
BGBS 0959-1E A2Side B runout
BGBS 0958Side A label
BGBS 0959Side B label
T 1419-1 TIIA-Side runout, variant 1
T 1411-1 TIIB-Side runout, variant 1
T 1410 - 3A-Side runout, variant 2
T 1411 - 3B-Side runout, variant 2
1410-1-1-1 PRRunout A
1411-1-1-1 D P.R.Runout B
1410Side A label
1411Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Angola | RCA Victor 20 063 / RCA Victor N-20 063First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | Argentina | RCA Victor 31A-2111 / RCA Victor RCA-2225First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Australia | RCA Victor 102102First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Bell Records BELL 45251XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Chile | RCA Victor RCA - 2225First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | El Salvador | RCA Victor RCA 2225First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | RCA Victor 74-16179 / RCA 74-16179First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | RCA Victor 74-16179 / RCA 74-16179First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | Germany | RCA Victor 74-16179First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Greece | RCA Victor 46g 128First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Israel | RCA Victor 2225First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Netherlands | RCA Victor 74-16179First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | New Zealand | RCA Victor 60584First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | Nigeria | Decca RCA 22257", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1972 | Peru | RCA Victor 85 - 1387First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Bell Records BELL GT 129X7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Bell Records BELL GT 129X7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor 26.11022 / RCA Victor 74-161797", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor 26.11022 / RCA Victor 74-161797", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA 74-16179 / RCA 26.110227", Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", Single, Reissue, Stereo |
45 vinyl pressings of Little Willy are listed here, from 24 countries, released between 1972 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in UK, US, France, Portugal and more. One of them is RCA Victor RCA 2225, released May 12, 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RCA 2225, Bell 45,251, 45,251, 41 020) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BGBS0958 < and Bobil. 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.
