Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1976
Fonzie Favorites 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.
11 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 4 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.
TVLP - 177602R - S1 ② 5/25/76 TVC A6Side A, etched, Var. 1
TVLP - 177602R - S2 ② 5/25/76 TVC A3Side B, etched, Var. 1
TVLP - 177602R - S1 ② 5/25/76 TVC A4Side A, etched, Var. 2
TVLP - 177602R - S2 ② 5/25/76 TVC A3Side B, etched, Var.
M5 TVLP-177602R-S1 ⑤Side A runout etched, variant 1
M5 TVLP-177602R-S2 ⑤ #9Side B runout etched, variant 1
TVLP-177602R-S2 ⑤ K-1Side A runout etched, variant 2
TVLP-177602R-S2 ⑤ #9Side B runout etched, variant 2
TVLP-177602R-S1 (7)Side A (etched) (variant 1)
TVLP-177602R-S2 (7)Side B (etched) (variant 1)
TVLP - 177602R - S1 ② 5/25/76 TVC AA Side Etch
TVLP - 177602R - S2 ② 5/25/76 TVC AB Side Etch
TVLP - 177602R - S1 ⑤ 4A Side Etch
TVLP - 177602R - S2 ⑤ 4B Side Etch
TVLP - 177602R - S1 (6)Side A runout variation 1, etched
TVLP - 177602R - S2 (6)Side B runout variation 1, etched
TVLP-177602R - S1 (7)Side A runout variation 2, etched
TVLP-177602R - S2 (7)Side B runout variation 2, etched
TVLP - 177602R - S1 (6)A side runout, variant 1
TVLP - 177602R - S2 (6)B side runout, variant 1
TVLP - 177602R - S1 (8)A side runout, variant 2
TVLP - 177602R - S2 (8)B side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | K-tel NA 506First yearLP, Compilation, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1976 | Canada | Juke Box International TVLP-177602RFirst yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Canada | Juke Box International TVLP-177602RFirst yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Germany | Juke Box International 0012 / Juke Box International TVLP-177602RFirst yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | US | Juke Box International TVLP-177602RFirst yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | US | Juke Box International TVLP-177602RFirst yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | US | Juke Box International TVLP-177602R - (RJ) / Juke Box International TVLP-177602 RFirst yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1976 | US | Juke Box International TVLP-177602R - (RJ) / Juke Box International TVLP-177602RFirst yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1976 | US | Juke Box International TVLP-177602R - (RJ) / Juke Box International TVLP-177602RFirst yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1976 | US | Juke Box International TVLP-177602R - (RJ) / Juke Box International TVLP-177602 RFirst yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Juke Box International TVLP-177602RFirst yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | Italy | Polydor 2448 081LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Music World MALPS-458LP, Compilation, Partially Unofficial, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Partially Unofficial, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1978 | UK | Warwick Records WW5037 / Warwick Records WW 5037LP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1978 | UK | Warwick Records WW5037 / Warwick Records WW 5037LP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
15 vinyl pressings of Fonzie Favorites are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1976 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany. One of them is Juke Box International TVLP-177602R.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TVLP-177602R, TVLP-177602R - (RJ), NA 506, 0012) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TVLP - 177602R - S1 ② 5/25/76 TVC A6 and TVLP - 177602R - S2 ② 5/25/76 TVC A3. 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.
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