Vinyl pressings
by Bryan Ferry · 1974
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. 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 1974, the album's first year, in 8 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.
WIPX 1340-2 GG 1Side A runout, Variant 1
WIPX 1341-2 AO 1Side B runout, Variant 1
WIPX 1340-2 GA 1Side A runout, Variant 2
WIPX 1341-2 AG 1Side B runout, Variant 2
WIPX 1340-2 MD 4Runout, side A, stamped
WIPX 1341-2 PO 1Runout, side B, stamped
WIPX.1340Label, side A
WIPX.1341Label, side A
MX45129on label side A
MX45129on label side B
ISL 6138053 1 380 CIDIS A1Side A runout
ISL 6138053 2 DU1 380 CIDISSide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Island Records K-5667First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Australia | Island Records K-5667First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | France | Island Records 6138 053First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Germany | Island Records 13 562 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Ireland | Island Records WIP .6205First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Italy | Island Records WIP 26205First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Japan | Island Records ILR-10659First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Spain | Island Records 13 562-A / Island Records 13.562-AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Island Records WIP 6205First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1974 | UK | Island Records WIP.6205First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | UK | Island Records WIP .6205First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Portugal | Island Records WIP 62057", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
12 vinyl pressings of Smoke Gets In Your Eyes are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, Australia, France, Germany and more. One of them is Island Records WIP .6205, released August 19, 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WIP .6205, WIP 6205, WIP.6205, K-5667) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WIPX 1340-2 GG 1 and WIPX 1341-2 AO 1. 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.
