Vinyl pressings
by Billy 'Crash' Craddock · 1975
Easy As Pie was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 3 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.
T DOA-17584 9 28905 So2 RF/sSide A (etched)
T1 DOA-17584-2 28906-2 RFs/wsSide B (etched)
45-28095-SSide A label
45-28096-SSide B label
DOA-17584 9 28905-S-1B RFS/WSS sssRunout side A, etched
DOA-17584 28906-S RFS/WSS sssRunout side B, etched
45-28095-SSide A label
45-28096-SSide B label
45-28905-SLabel
ABC·4092·A1Runout side A
ABC·4092·B1Runout side B
ABC 4092ASide A, label
ABC 4092BSide B, label
ABC 4092.A1Runout side A
ABC.4092.B1Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | ABC Records DOA-17584First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | UK | ABC Records ABC 4092First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | UK | ABC Records ABC 4092First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | ABC Dot DOA-17584First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1975 | US | ABC Dot DOA-17584First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | ABC Records ABC 4092 DemoFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | ABC Dot DOA-17584First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | South Africa | ABC DOT ABCS 00187", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | MCA Records P-27717", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Goldies 45 P-27717", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of Easy As Pie are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is ABC Dot DOA-17584.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DOA-17584, ABC 4092 Demo, ABC 4092) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T DOA-17584 9 28905 So2 RF/s and T1 DOA-17584-2 28906-2 RFs/ws. 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.
