Vinyl pressings
by Altered Images · 1982
See Those Eyes was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 8 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.
EPC·A·13 · 2198 A1 c: -- TOWN HOUSERunout side A, variant 1
EPC·A·13 · 2198 B1 c: -- TOWN HOUSERunout side B, variant 1
EPC·A·13 · 2198 A1 1 2 TOWN HOUSE ARunout side A, variant 2
EPC·A·13 · 2198 B1 1 5 TOWN HOUSE ARunout side B, variant 2
EPC A - 2198 - A - 1 TOWN HOUSERunout, Etching+Stamped Side A
EPC A - 2198 - B - 1 TOWN HOUSERunout, Etching+Stamped Side B
EPCA132198-A-2 (ETCHED) TOWNHOUSE (STAMPED)Side A RunOut
EPCA132198-B-2 (ETCHED) TOWNHOUSE (STAMPED)Side B RunOut
EPC.A.2198.A.1 1 TOWNHOUSESide A RunOut
EPC.A.2198.B1 32 C TOWNHOUSESide B RunOut
EPC A·13·2198 A1 TOWN HOUSE <A-side runout
EPC A·13·2198 B1 TOWN HOUSE < (: 1B-side runout
EPC A 13 2198 A*A-side label
EPC A 13 2198 B*B-side label
EPC A2198 A*
EPC A2198 B*
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Epic ES 742First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Canada | Portrait 12E4-8495First year12", Single, 45 RPM | 12", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Europe | Epic A12.2198 / Epic EPCA 12.2198First year12", Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1982 | New Zealand | Epic ES 742First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | New Zealand | Epic ES 12047First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | South Africa | Epic EN 5327First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Spain | Epic EPC A-2198 / Epic EPC A 2198First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | UK | Epic EPC A 13 2198First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1982 | UK | Epic EPCA 2198 / Epic EPC A2198First year7", Single, Promo, 45 RPM · Promo | 7", Single, Promo, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Trouser Press FLEXI #8 / Portrait FLEXI #8First yearFlexi-disc, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl | Flexi-disc, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1982 | Europe | Epic EPCA 2198 / Epic A 2198First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Spain | Epic EPC A 13- 2198First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | UK | Epic EPC A 13- 2198 / Epic EPC A 13 2198First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | UK | Epic EPC A 2198 / Epic EPCA 2198First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1982 | UK | Epic EPCA 2198First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Epic ES 7427", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
17 vinyl pressings of See Those Eyes are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, US, Europe, Spain and more. One of them is Epic EPC A 13- 2198, released March 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EPC A 13- 2198, EPC A 2198, EPCA 2198, EPC A 13 2198) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EPC·A·13 · 2198 A1 c: -- TOWN HOUSE and EPC·A·13 · 2198 B1 c: -- TOWN HOUSE. 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.
