Vinyl pressings
by Bee Gees · 1981
Living Eyes was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
47 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 36 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.
RX-1-3098-AS-PRC-R-1 1 "SUITS ME HAKI" MFSide A Etched, Variant 1
RX-1-3098-BS-PRC-R-1 "PRESS OO LE BOUTON, MAX" MFSide B Etched, Variant 1
CriteriaSide A & B Stamped
RX-1-3098-AS-PRC-R-3-1 1 "SUITS ME HAKI" XL MFSide A Etched, Variant 2
RX-1-3098-AS-PW-1 "SUITS ME HAKI" PR (P) Criteria MFRunout A variant 2
RX-1-3098-BS-PW-2 "PRESS OO LE BOUTON, MAX" PR (P) Criteria MFRunout B variant 2
RX-1-3098-AS-PW-1 "SUITS ME HAKI" (PR) P Criteria MFRunout A variant 3
RX-1-3098-BS-PW-2 "PRESS 100 LE BOUTON, MAX" (PR) P Criteria MFRunout B variant 3
RX-1-3098-AS-PRC-C-1-1 "SUITS ME HAKI" ⋐riteriɑ MFSide A runout
RX-1-3098-BS-PRC-C-1-1"PRESS OO LE BOUTON, MAX" ⋐riteriɑ MFSide B runout
2394 301Side A & B label
RX-1-3098-AS-HRM-1 1 "SUITS ME HAKI" MF <--->Side A Etched
RX-1-3098-BS-HRM-2 "PRESS OO LE BOUTON, MAX" MF C-1 <--->Side B Etched
⋐riteriɑSide A & B Stamped
RX-1-3098 Intl. #2394 301Side A Label
28MW-0012A K1 A-2-4A Side runout, stamped, Variant 1
28MW-0012B A-1-9B Side runout, stamped, Variant 1
28MW-0012A K1 B-2-1A Side runout, stamped, Variant 2
28MW-0012B B-2-5B Side runout, stamped, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Argentina | RSO 6033 / Phonogram S.A.I.C. 2394 301First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1981 | Argentina | RSO 6033 / Phonogram S.A.I.C. 2394 301First yearLP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1981 | Australia | RSO 2394 301First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Austria | RSO 2394 301First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Bolivia | RSO RSB - 01.416First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Brazil | RSO 2394 301First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Canada | RSO RX-1-3098First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | RSO RX-1-3098First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Colombia | RSO 2394 301First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Ecuador | RSO LP - 71018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | France | RSO 2394 301First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | RSO 2394 301First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | RSO 2394 301First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | RSO 2394 301First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | RSO 2394 301First yearLP, Album, Mispress | LP, Album, Mispress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | RSO RX-1-3098LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | RSO 2394 301LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | RSO 2394 301LP, Album | LP, Album |
65 vinyl pressings of Living Eyes are listed here, from 39 countries, released between 1981 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Japan, Venezuela and more. One of them is RSO RX-1-3098.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RX-1-3098, RSBG 002, 28MW 0012, 80.047) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RX-1-3098-AS-PRC-R-1 1 "SUITS ME HAKI" MF and RX-1-3098-BS-PRC-R-1 "PRESS OO LE BOUTON, MAX" MF. 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.
