US
1978- Label and catalog number
- Elektra E-45506
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Stereo · SP - Specialty Pressing
- Runout / matrix
E-45506-AA-side label
E-45506-BB-side label

Vinyl pressings
by Carly Simon · 1978
Devoted To You / 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.
17 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
E-45506-AA-side label
E-45506-BB-side label
ES-45-506A-1 AR 36/2Runout side A
ES-45-506B-1 AR @t GP 36/3Runout side B
E-45506-ALabel side A
E-45506-BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Elektra E-45506First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Barbados | Elektra E-45506First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Canada | Elektra E-45506First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Canada | Elektra E45506First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Canada | Elektra E45506First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Japan | Elektra P-326EFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Elektra E 45 506First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | UK | Elektra K 12313First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | UK | Elektra K 12313First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | UK | Elektra K 12313First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | US | Elektra E-45506First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Elektra E-44506-AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Elektra E-45506First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Elektra E45506First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Elektra E-45506First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
17 vinyl pressings of Devoted To You / Boys In The Trees are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is Elektra E-45506.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use E-45506, E45506, E-44506-A, K 12313) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, E-45506-A and E-45506-B. 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.