Vinyl pressings
by Andrew Gold · 1976
Lonely Boy 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.
15 pressings came out in 1976, 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.
TML-M ES-45384 A-4 - I - I PRCRun-out info side A
TML-M ES-45384 B-3 PRC I - I PRCRun-out info side B
E-45384-ALabel Side A
E-45384-BLabel Side B
TML-M ES 45384A-SP \-1Runout side A - variant 1
TML-M ES 45384B-SP \-2Runout side B - variant 1
[SRC logo] TML-S ES 45384A-SP \-1Runout side A - variant 2
[SRC logo] ES 45384 B-SP \-1Runout side B - variant 2
TML-M ES-45384 A-4-I-III PRCRunout side A, etched [stamped "TML-M"]
TML-M ES-45384 B-3 PRC-I-II PRCRunout side B, etched [stamped "TML-M"]
E-45384-ALabel side A
E-45384-BLabel side B
TML-M ES-45384 A-1 CSM SSJRunout side A
TML-M ES-45384 B-1 CSM SSRunout side B
E-45384-ALabel side A
E-45384-BLabel side B
TML-M ES 45384 A-2 CSMRun-out info side A
TML-M ES 45384 A-1 CSMRun-out info side B
E-45384-ALabel Side A
E-45384-ALabel Side B
SRC TML-S ES45384A-SP 1-1Runout stereo
SRC TML-M EM-45384A-SP 1-1Runout mono
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 | Asylum Records E 45384First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Belgium | Asylum Records 13082First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Canada | Asylum Records E 45384First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Canada | Asylum Records E 45384First year7" | 7" |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Asylum Records AS 13082 / Asylum Records AS-13.082First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Asylum Records E-45384First year7" | 7" |
| 1976 | Peru | Elektra 0045384.2First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | South Africa | Asylum Records AUS 419First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | US | Asylum Records E-45384First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1976 | US | Asylum Records E-45384First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | US | Asylum Records E-45384First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Asylum Records E-45384First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1976 | US | Asylum Records E-45384First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Asylum Records E-45384First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Asylum Records E-45384First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
18 vinyl pressings of Lonely Boy are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, Australia, Belgium, Canada and more. One of them is Asylum Records E-45384.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use E-45384, E 45384, 13082, AS 13082) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TML-M ES-45384 A-4 - I - I PRC and TML-M ES-45384 B-3 PRC I - I PRC. 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.
