Vinyl pressings
by Andy Taylor · 1986
Take It Easy was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. 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 1986, the album's first year, in 15 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.
STA-49523-1 1-1 [SRC logo] STERLINGRunout etched / stamped side A
STA-49524-1 1 1 [SRC logo] STERLINGRunout etched / stamped side B
ST-A-49523-SPLabel side A
ST-A-49524-SPLabel side B
ST-DM-49800-1 1-2 STERLING SRCSide A runout
ST DM - S̶T̶-̶D̶M̶ -50021-50023-1 1-1 STERLING SRCSide B runout
STA 49523-2 1-1 0- △12539 R-15803-2Side A, runout, handwritten etched
STERLING [SRC logo]Side A, runout, machine-stamped
STA 49524-2 a[Allied logo] R-15782-2 △12499 1-1Side B, runout, handwritten etched
STERLINGSide B, runout, machine-stamped
ST-A-49523-SPLabel side A
ST-A-49524-SPLabel side B
STA-49523-1 1-1 STERLING SRC
STA-49524-1 1 1 SRC STERLING
ST-PR-49523-1 1-1Side A+AA, runout, handwritten etched
STERLING [SRC logo]Side A+AA, runout, machine-stamped
ST-PR-49523-SPSide A+AA, label
E A S TSide A, label center
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia | Atlantic 7-89414First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Australia | Atlantic 0-86795First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1986 | Australia | Atlantic 7-89414First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Canada | Atlantic 78 94147First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Canada | Atlantic 78 67950First yearSingle, 12" | Single, 12" |
| 1986 | Canada | Atlantic 78 94147First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Ecuador | Atlantic 7-89414First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Europe | Atlantic 789 414-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Germany | Atlantic 786 795-0First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Guatemala | Atlantic 7-894147First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1986 | Ireland | Atlantic A 9414First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Italy | Atlantic 78 9414-7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Japan | Atlantic P-2154First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Peru | Atlantic 0789414.4First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Peru | Atlantic 0789414.4First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
32 vinyl pressings of Take It Easy are listed here, from 15 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Atlantic 7-89414.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7-89414, 0-86795, PR 896, PR 928) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STA-49523-1 1-1 [SRC logo] STERLING and STA-49524-1 1 1 [SRC logo] 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.
