Vinyl pressings
by Todd Rundgren · 1976
Faithful was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 11 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.
BR-1-6963 RE 1-W-3 2 ✲ STERLING 2Runout A variant 1
BR-2-6963 RE-1-W-3 1 ✲ STERLINGRunout B variant 1
BR-1-6963 RE 1-W-3 2 ✲ STERLING 2Runout A variant 2
BR-2-6963 RE-1-LW-2 1 ✲Runout B variant 2
BR-1-6963 RE 1 WW3Runout side A, variant 1, etched
BR-2-6963 RE1 - W1 (WB)Runout side B, variant 1, etched
BR-1-6963 RE-1-W1 #2 (WB)Runout side A, variant 2, etched
BR-2-6963 RE1 - W1 (WB)Runout side B, variant 2, etched
BR-1-6963 WW4 .—◁Runout A
31,998Label A
31,999Label B
BR-2-6963 RE-W1 (WB) .—◁
BR-1-6963 RE 1 WW2 #1Runout, Etched, Side A
SUB BR-2-6963 RE-1 #1Runout, Etched, Side B
BR-1-6963 RE-1 #4Side A, etched (Variant 1)
BR-2-6963 RE-1 #1Side B, etched (Variants 1 & 2)
STERLINGSide A, stamped (Variants 1 & 2)
BR-1-6963 RE-1 #3Side A, etched (Variant 2)
SIDE 1 BR 6963 31998-W2 #1Side A, etched, var. 1
SIDE 2 BR 6963 31999 W1 #1Side B, etched, var. 1
STERLINGSide A, stamped
0Both sides, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Bearsville BR 6963First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Bearsville 55 510First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Bearsville BEA 55 510 / Bearsville BR 6963First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10185WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Bearsville BEA 55 510First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records BR 6963 / Bearsville Records BR 6963First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | Hispavox HWBS 321-107 (LS)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Bearsville BR 6963First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Bearsville BR 6963First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Bearsville BR 6963First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Bearsville BR 6963First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Bearsville BR 6963First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | Bearsville K55510First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Bearsville BR 6963First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 55510First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | US | Bearsville RNLP 70868 / Rhino Records RNLP 70868LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2512LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Friday Music FRM-6964LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | Worldwide | Bearsville RES1 70868 / Bearsville 081227804275LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Bearsville BR 6963LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | Bearsville 200 757LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Taiwan | First Record FL-2754LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
29 vinyl pressings of Faithful are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1976 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Canada, Italy and more. One of them is Bearsville BR 6963, released May 10, 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BR 6963, K55510, W 55510, 55 510) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BR-1-6963 RE 1-W-3 2 ✲ STERLING 2 and BR-2-6963 RE-1-W-3 1 ✲ STERLING. 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.
