Vinyl pressings
by Barry Manilow · 1978
Even Now 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.
34 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 22 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.
AB-4164-SA-1 STERLING[Var. 1] Runout side A etching, exc. Sterling
AB-4164-SB-1 STERLING[Var. 1] Runout side B etching, exc. Sterling
AB-4164-SA M2 2 STERLING 10 77[Var. 2] Runout side A etching, exc. Sterling
AB-4164-SB 2-M4 STERLING 10[Var. 2] Runout side B etching, exc. Sterling
AB-4164-SA-1-11-11 STERLING 8 PRCEtched Side A, except STERLING stamped
AB-4164-SB-1-1-111 STERLING 8 PRCEtched Side B, except STERLING stamped
AB 4164 SALabel Side A
AB 4164 SBLabel Side B
T1 AB-4164-SA-3 CTH sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ24 3ΛSide A runout, etched except sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamped
T1 AB-4164-SB-1 CTH 2C sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ 3Side B runout, etched except sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamped
AB 4164 SASide A label
AB 4164 SBSide B label
AB-4164-SA STERLING 14A-Side Runout Etching
AB-4164-SB STERLING 13B-Side Runout Etching
AB 4164 SAA-Side Label
AB 4164 SBB-Side Label
AB-4164-SA X STERLING 14 PRunout side A, variant 1
AB-4164-SB X STERLING 2 0 D PRunout side B, variant 1
AB-4164-SA STERLING 15Runout side A, variant 2
AB-4164-SB STERLING 1 3Runout side B, variant 2
AB-4164-SA-RE-1-1-111 STERLING PRCEtched Side A, except STERLING stamped
AB-4164-SB-1-1-1 STERLING 8 PRCEtched Side B, except STERLING stamped
AB 4164 SALabel Side A
AB 4164 SBLabel Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Argentina | Arista 8577First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Australia | Arista AL 4164First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | Arista 31C 064 60423First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Arista AB 4164First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Arista AB 4164First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Colombia | EMI 11583First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Arista 2C 068-60.423First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Arista 1 C 064-60 423First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Arista 1 C 064-60 423First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1978 | Germany | Arista 1 C 064-60 423 / Arista 201 125-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Ireland | Arista SPART 1047First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | Arista 3C 064 - 60423First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Arista IES-81025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Arista 5N 058N-60423First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Peru | Arista ELD 02.22.619First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | Arista 201 125LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Japan | Arista 18RS-4LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Mexico | Arista LA-232LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Philippines | Arista AR-1037 (AB 4164)LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Brazil | Arista 201 125LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Arista 20RS-42LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | US | Arista AL 5-8230LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP3356 / Arista MOVLP3356LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Arista L 37222LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Arista 201 125LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | Arista 25RS-8LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Mexico | Arista SLEM-774LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Arista SPART 1047LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Arista SPART 1047LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Arista AB 4164LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Arista AB 4164LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Arista AB 4164LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Arista AB 4164LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
60 vinyl pressings of Even Now are listed here, from 26 countries, released between 1978 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Arista AB 4164.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AB 4164, AL 8 8052, SPART 1047, 8577) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AB-4164-SA-1 STERLING and AB-4164-SB-1 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.
