Vinyl pressings
by The Sweet · 1973
The Sweet Featuring "Little Willy" & "Blockbuster" was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 2 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.
BELL 1125A-1-1-1 PR D JAEtched, Runout Side A
BELL 1125B-1-1-1 PR D JAEtched, Runout Side B
1125 SASide A label
1125 SBSide B label
Bell 1125AA side runout, etched
BELL 1125 B BEST JeJB side runout, etched
1125 SA BWSide A on labels
1125 SB BWSide B on labels
BELL 1125A JGSide A runout etched
BELL 1125B AL JGSide B runout etched
1125 SASide A label
1125 SBSide B label
Bell-1125-A (MR) △18075 JGRunout A, variant 1
BELL 1125B (MR) △18075-X(1) ⚝ JGRunout B, variant 1
Bell-1125-A (MR) △18075 JGRunout A, variant 2
BELL 1125 B (MR) △18075-X(1) JGRunout B, variant 2
BELL 1125 ASide 1
BELL 1125 BSide 2
BELL 1125A JGSide A Runout [Hand-Etched]
BELL 1125B AL JGSide B Runout [Hand-Etched]
1125 SASide A Label
1125 SBSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Canada | Bell Records BELL 1125First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1973 | US | Bell Records 1125First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Bell Records 1125First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Bell Records BELL 1125First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1973 | US | Bell Records BELL 1125First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1973 | US | Bell Records 1125First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Bell Records Bell 1125First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Bell Records 1125First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Bell Records BELL 1125First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1973 | US | Bell Records 1125First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Bell Records 1125LP, Compilation, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1976 | US | Kory Records KK 3009LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1976 | US | Kory Records KK 3009LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of The Sweet Featuring "Little Willy" & "Blockbuster" are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1973 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Canada. One of them is Bell Records 1125.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1125, BELL 1125, Bell 1125) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BELL 1125A-1-1-1 PR D JA and BELL 1125B-1-1-1 PR D JA. 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.
