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Vinyl pressings

Everything Works If You Let It

by Cheap Trick · 1980

19 pressings7 countriesPower PopClassic RockRock

Everything Works If You Let It was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Everything Works If You Let It

18 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 7 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.

Europe

July 1980
Label and catalog number
Epic EPC 8748Epic 8748
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
Runout / matrix

01-8748-1A-1 ARunout side A stamped

01-8748-1B-1 ARunout side B stamped

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US

May 1980
Label and catalog number
Epic 9-50887
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene · Pitman Pressing
Runout / matrix

ZSS-167289-1A STERLING PRunout side A, etched, except [STERLING P] stamped

ZSS-167270-1B P STERLINGRunout side B, etched, except [P STERLING] stamped

ZSS 167289Label side-A

ZSS 167270Label side-B

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US

1980
Label and catalog number
Epic 9-50887
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene
Runout / matrix

ZSS-167269-1F SS STERLING[stamped]A Side Runout

ZSS-167270-1F SSS STERLING[stamped]B Side Runout

ZSS 167269A Side Label

ZSS 167270B Side Label

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US

1980
Label and catalog number
Epic AE7 1206
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo
Runout / matrix

ZSS 167269-1C STERLING T1Both runouts, variant 1

ZSS 167269-1C STERLING T1Runout, side A, variant 2

ZSS-167269-1D STERLING T11 TRunout, side B, variant 2

ZSS 167269Labels A & B, variant 1 & 2

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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 19 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1980s18 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980AustraliaEpic ES 479First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1980AustraliaEpic ES 479First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1980CanadaEpic AE7 1206First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo
1980CanadaEpic 9-50887First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
1980CanadaEpic AE7 1206First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo, Stereo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo, Stereo · Promo
1980JapanEpic 06・5P-101First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
1980JapanEpic 06-5P-101First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1980SpainEpic EPC 8748First year7", Single7", Single
1980SpainEpic EPC 8748First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1980UKEpic S EPC 8755First year7", Single, Promo, 45 RPM · Promo7", Single, Promo, 45 RPM · Promo
1980UKEpic S EPC 8755First year7"7"
1980USEpic AE7 1206First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo
1980USEpic 9-50887First year7", Single, Promo, 45 RPM · Promo7", Single, Promo, 45 RPM · Promo
1980USEpic AS 790First year10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1980USEpic 9-50887First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene
All 18 pressings from the 1980s
Year unknown1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?CanadaEpic E4-10787", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. AEverything Works If You Let It3:06
  2. BWay Of The World3:41

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Everything Works If You Let It are there?

19 vinyl pressings of Everything Works If You Let It are listed here, from 7 countries.

When was Everything Works If You Let It first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1980, in Europe, US, UK, Australia and more. One of them is Epic EPC 8748, released July 1980.

How do I tell if my copy of Everything Works If You Let It is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EPC 8748, 9-50887, S EPC 8755, AE7 1206) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01-8748-1A-1 A and 01-8748-1B-1 A. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Everything Works If You Let It on vinyl worth?

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.

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