Vinyl pressings
by Carly Simon · 1978
Boys In The Trees 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.
31 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 20 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.
6E-128-A-SP1RE-2/23 [SRC logo] @t GPRunout side A, variant 1
6E-128B-SP-1RE-2/23 [SRC logo] @t GP 1-5Runout side B, variant 1
1- 6E- 128-A - SP1RE-2/23 [SRC logo] @tgPRunout side A, variant 2
1-4 [SRC logo] 6E-128B- SP- 1RE-2/23 @tgPRunout side B, variant 2
6E 128A-Z PRC RE @t GP - 11 - 11 PRCSide A runout variant 1
6E-128B-Z PRC -RE - 11 - 11 @t GP PRCSide B runout variant 1
6E-128A - - 6RE PRC - 11 - 1 @t GP PRCSide A runout variant 2
6E-128B - - 6RE PRC - 11 - 1 @t GP PRCSide B runout variant 2
PRC 6E ∙ 128A-2 PRC RE @tGP - IIA runout etched
PRC 6E-128B - 2 PRC -RE - II @tGPB runout etched
6E-128 A-1 PRC W-RE / @tGPSide A Variant 1 Etched
6E-128 B-1 PRCW-RE @tGPSide B Variant 1 Etched
6E-128-A-SP1RE2/23 @tGPA runout etched
6E-128-B-SP1RE2/23 @tGPB runout etched
SRCStamped, both sides
6E-128 A-1 PRCW-RE @t GPSide A all etched
6E-128 B-1 PRCW-RE @t GPSide B all etched
6E-128-ASide A label
6E-128-BSide 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 | Unknown | Elektra ELK 52 066 / Elektra 6E-128First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Argentina | Elektra 50-16.051First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Australia | Elektra 6E-128 / Elektra 6E 128First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Barbados | Elektra 6E-128First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Belgium | Elektra ELK 52 066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | Elektra 42.001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Canada | Elektra 6E-128First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Elektra 6E-128First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Elektra 52 066 / Elektra 52.066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Elektra ELK 52 066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | Elektra W 52066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Elektra P-10498EFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Elektra P-10498EFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Elektra ELK 52066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Elektra ELK 52 066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Direct-Disk Labs SD 16608 / Elektra SD 16608LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | US | Friday Music FRM-6128LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Elektra 6E-128LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Canada | Elektra 6E-128LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Elektra 6E-128LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | US | Elektra 6E-128LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
42 vinyl pressings of Boys In The Trees are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1978 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Elektra 6E-128.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6E-128, ELK 52 066, K 52066, 50-16.051) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6E-128-A-SP1RE-2/23 [SRC logo] @t GP and 6E-128B-SP-1RE-2/23 [SRC logo] @t GP 1-5. 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.
