Vinyl pressings
by Chicago · 1988
Look Away was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 6 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.
7-27766-ASH1-DMM R-21192-SH1-DMM Precision DMM ∆21963 SPO-1 AL-SPSide A Etched
7-27766B-SH1-DMM R-21193-SH1-DMM Precision DMM ∆21963-X AL-SP SPO-1Side B Etched
7-27766-AA-Side Label
7-27766-BB-Side Label
7-27766-A-SH1-DMM R-21192-SH1-DMM Precision DMM ∆21963 1-1Side A Etched
7-27766B-SH1-DMM R-21193-SH1-DMM Precision DMM ∆21963-X 1-1Side B Etched
7-27766-AA-Side Label
7-27766-BB-Side Label
W7766-A-1 MT2 DAMONTEtched Side A
W7766-B-1 MT DAMONTEtched Side B
MX301429A-Side Label
MX301430B-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Australia | Reprise Records 7-27766First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Canada | Reprise Records 92 77667First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Canada | Reprise Records 92 77667First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Europe | Reprise Records 927 766-7 / Full Moon 927 766-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Germany | Reprise Records 921137-0First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Germany | Reprise Records 927 766-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Germany | Reprise Records 927 766-7 / Reprise Records W7766First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | UK | Reprise Records W 7766 T / Reprise Records W7766TFirst year12" | 12" |
| 1988 | UK | Reprise Records W7766First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | US | Reprise Records 7-27766 / Full Moon 9 27766-7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | US | Reprise Records 7-27766First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | Reprise Records 7-27766 / Full Moon 7-27766First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
12 vinyl pressings of Look Away are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Reprise Records 7-27766.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7-27766, W 7766 T, W7766, 92 77667) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7-27766-ASH1-DMM R-21192-SH1-DMM Precision DMM ∆21963 SPO-1 AL-SP and 7-27766B-SH1-DMM R-21193-SH1-DMM Precision DMM ∆21963-X AL-SP SPO-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.
