Vinyl pressings
by Crystal Gayle · 1977
Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 12 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.
5C006-60095-A//33737-1-YRunout side A, variant 1
5C006-60095-B//33738-3-YZRunout side B, variant 1
5C006-60095-A//33737-1-Y 5 1 1Runout side A, variant 2
5C006-60095-B//33738-3-YZ 16 1 1Runout side B, variant 2
UP 36307 A - 2U H 1Runout, A-side, stamped
UP 36307 B - 2U AP 2Runout, B-side, stamped
UP 36307ASide A label
UP 36307BSide B label
UP 36307 A-2UA side runout stamped
UP 36307 B-2UB side runout stamped
MX51637
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | United Artists Records K-6862First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Australia | United Artists Records K-6862First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Belgium | EMI 4C 006-60095 / United Artists Records 4C 006-60095First year7", Stereo | 7", Stereo |
| 1977 | France | United Artists Records UP 36307 / United Artists Records UP 36.307First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | France | United Artists Records UP 36307 / United Artists Records UP 36.307First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | United Artists Records 36 284 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Ireland | United Artists Records UP 36307First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Ireland | United Artists Records UP 36307First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Italy | United Artists Records UAN 40515First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Netherlands | United Artists Records 5C 006-60095 / United Artists Records 5C 006.60095First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | New Zealand | United Artists Records K-6862First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Scandinavia | United Artists Records UP 36307First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Spain | United Artists Records 11.431-AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Sweden | United Artists Records UP 36307First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Sweden | United Artists Records UP 36307First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Liberty UP 363077", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Liberty UP 363077", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
21 vinyl pressings of Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in Netherlands, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is United Artists Records 5C 006-60095.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5C 006-60095, UP 36307, UP-36307, K-6862) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 5C006-60095-A//33737-1-Y and 5C006-60095-B//33738-3-YZ. 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.
