US
1980- Label and catalog number
- Atlantic 3771
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM · Specialty Pressing
- Runout / matrix
ST-A-39252-SPA side
ST-A-39160-SPB side
Vinyl pressings
by Bette Midler · 1980
My Mother's Eyes / Chapel Of Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 6 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.
ST-A-39252-SPA side
ST-A-39160-SPB side
ST-A-39252-MOA side
ST-A-39160-MOB side
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Atlantic 45 3771First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Canada | Atlantic AT-3771First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Canada | Atlantic AT-3771First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Canada | Atlantic AT-3771First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1980 | France | Atlantic 11656First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Japan | Atlantic P-1503AFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Atlantic 45 3771First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | US | Atlantic 3771First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | US | Atlantic 3771First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Atlantic 3771First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Atlantic 3771First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Japan | Atlantic P-1503A7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | France | WEA 116557", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Atlantic 45 37717", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
14 vinyl pressings of My Mother's Eyes / Chapel Of Love are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1980 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, Australia, Canada, France and more. One of them is Atlantic 3771.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3771, 45 3771, AT-3771, 11656) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-39252-SP and ST-A-39160-SP. 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.