Vinyl pressings
by Andy Gibb · 1978
An Everlasting Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
32 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 18 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.
AA 2090 310 1W 1 Ⓟ1978 67 0 06Runout side A, variant 1
AA 2090 310 2W 1 Ⓟ1978 670 06Runout side B, variant 1
AA 2090 310 1W 1 Ⓟ1978 67 0 1 1 06Runout side A, variant 2
AA 2090 310 2W 1 Ⓟ1978 670 06Runout side B, variant 2
RSO 15 A//1▽420 06 1 3Stamped Runout, Side A
RSO 15 B//1▽420 3 1 1 1Stamped Runout, Side B
RCHand Etched Runout, Side A
RSO 15 A//1▽420 RCA-side runout variant 1
RSO 15 B//1▽420B-side runout variant 1
RSO 15 A//1▽420 06 1 1 1 8 RCA-side runout variant 2
RSO 15 B//1▽420 3 112 16B-side runout variant 2
RSO 15 A//1▽420 06 1 3 11 RCRunout, side A, variant 1
RSO 15 B//2▽420 03 1 2Runout, side B, variant 1
RSO 15 A//1▽420 06 1 1 1 6 RCRunout, side A, variant 2
RSO 15 B//1▽420 03 1 1Runout, side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Unknown | RSO 2090 310First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1978 | Australia | Ata Records K-7224First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Belgium | RSO 2090 310First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1978 | Belgium | RSO 2090 310First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Brazil | RSO 2090 310First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Canada | RSO RS 904 / RSO 2090 310First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1978 | Canada | RSO RS 904 / Polydor RS 904First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1978 | France | RSO 2090 329First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Germany | RSO 2090 310First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Guatemala | RSO 2090 310First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | India | RSO 2090 310First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Ireland | RSO RSO 015 / RSO 2090 312First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Jamaica | RSO RS 904 / RSO 2090 310First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Japan | RSO DWQ 6060First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Japan | RSO DWQ-6060First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
33 vinyl pressings of An Everlasting Love are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Netherlands, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is RSO 2090 310.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2090 310, RSO 15, RSO 015, RS 904) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AA 2090 310 1W 1 Ⓟ1978 67 0 06 and AA 2090 310 2W 1 Ⓟ1978 670 06. 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.
