Vinyl pressings
by Boston · 1978
Don't Look Back 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.
60 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 27 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.
PAL-35050 2AH Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL PRunout side A - variant 1
PBL-35050 2K Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL PRunout side B - variant 1
PAL-35050 2AG Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side A - variant 2
PBL-35050 2C Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side B - variant 2
1S PAL-35050 1A MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallySide A Runout, Variant 1
1S PBL-35050 2AB MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallySide B Runout, Variant 1
1S PAL-35050 2AA MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallySide A Runout, Variant 2
1S PBL-35050 2B MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallySide B Runout, Variant 2
S PAL-35050 2B MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally D8Runout A, variant 1
1 S PBL-35050 2G MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally B8Runout B, variant 1
S PAL-35050 2A MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallyRunout A, variant 2
1S PBL-35050 2B MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallyRunout B, variant 2
PAL-35050 2D Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side A, variant 1
PBL-35050 2D Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side B, variant 1
PAL-35050 2D MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side A, variant 2
PBL-35050 2C MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side B, variant 2
PAL-35050 2D MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally PSide A runout, variant 1
PBL-35050 2D MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally PSide B runout, variant 1
PAL-35050 2D MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally A PSide A runout, variant 2
PBL-35050 2C MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally A PSide B runout, variant 2
PAL-35050-2B1PV GOL K-10077Side A runout, etched, variant 1
PBL-35050-2BFPV GOL K-10079Side B runout, etched, variant 1
AL 35050Side A Label
BL 35050Side B Label
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 | Epic 147116First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Australia | Epic ELPS 3870First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Australia | Epic ELPS 3870First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | Epic 235013 / Epic AL 35050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Epic FE 35050 / Epic 35050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Epic FE 35050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Costa Rica | CBS 33157First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Europe | Epic EPC 86057 / Epic EPC.86057First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Greece | Epic EPC 86057First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Ireland | Epic S EPC 32048First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Ireland | Epic S EPC 32048First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Israel | Epic EPC 86057First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Israel | CBS EPS 86057First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | Epic EPC 86057First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | Epic EPC 86057First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Epic FE 35050LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Epic FE 35050 / Epic 35050LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Epic HE 45050LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1982 | Europe | Epic EPC 32048 / Epic 32048LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Spain | Epic EPC 32048 / Epic 32048LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Spain | Epic EPC 32048LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | South Korea | CBS KJPL-0350LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Japan | Epic 30•3P-272LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | South Africa | Epic COL 40055LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Europe | Epic EPC 32048 / Epic EPC 86057LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Brazil | Epic 184.044/1-086057LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP850 / Epic MOVLP850LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | US | Epic FRM-35050LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2015 | US | Friday Music FRM-35050 / Epic 88875015111LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Friday Music FRM-35050 / Epic 88875015111LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Friday Music FRM-35050R / Epic 88875015111LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Epic FE 35050LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Epic WFE-35050LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Epic EPC 86057LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Mexico | Epic LNS-17237LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Portugal | Epic EPC 86057LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Spain | Epic EPC 32048LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | Epic EPC 86057LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Epic EPC 32048LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Epic EPC 32048 / Epic S EPC 32048LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Epic EPC 86057LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Epic EPC 32048LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Epic EPC 32048 / Epic S EPC 32048LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Epic EPC 86057LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Epic EPC 32048LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Epic EPC 86057LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
105 vinyl pressings of Don't Look Back are listed here, from 29 countries, released between 1978 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Epic FE 35050, released August 2, 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FE 35050, 86057, EPC 86057, S EPC 86057) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL-35050 2AH Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL P and PBL-35050 2K Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL P. 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.
