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.
16 pressings came out in 1977, 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.
UAXW-1016 UAST-18639-2 RFS/MC TIRunout, Side A, Etched (variant 1)
UAWX-1016 T UAST-18642-1 RFS/MCRunout, Side B, Etched (variant 1)
UAXW-1016 T UAST-18639-1 RFS/MCRunout, Side A, Etched (variant 2)
UAXW-1016 UAST-18642-2 RFS/MC TIRunout, Side B, Etched (variant 2)
p UAXW-1016 UAST-18639 RFS/MCA runout
UAXW-1016 UAST-18642 RFS/MCB runout
UAST-18639A label
UAST-18642B label
UAXW-1016T UAST-18639 - 1 RFS/MCRun-out area side A [hand-etched]
T UAST-18642 - 1 RFS/MCRun-out area side B [hand-etched]
UAST-18639Label side A
UAST-18642Label side B
UAXW-1016 UAST-18639 2 RFS/MC R-2212 ①Runout, Side A, Etched
UAWX-1016 UAST-18642-2 RFS/MC R-2213Runout, Side B, Etched
UAST-18639Label Side A
UAST-18642Label Side B
UAXW-1016T UAST-18639 - 1 RFS/MCRun-out area side A [hand-etched]
UAXW-1016 UAST-18642 -2 RFS/MC TIIRun-out area side B [hand-etched] TII upside down
UAST-18639Label side A
UAST-18642Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Canada | United Artists Records UAXW 1016YFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-XW1016First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Canada | United Artists Records UAXW 1016YFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Germany | United Artists Records 36 284 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Japan | United Artists Records CM-94First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Mexico | United Artists Records G-1898First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Rhodesia | United Artists Records UASP 341First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | South Africa | United Artists Records UASP 341First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | US | United Artists Records UA-XW1016First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | United Artists Records UA-XW1016First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | US | United Artists Records UA-XW1016First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | United Artists Records UA-XW1016First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | United Artists Records UA-XW1016First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | United Artists Records UA-XW1016First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1977 | US | United Artists Records UA-XW1016First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | United Artists Records 21(0111)000107", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Guatemala | United Artists Records UA-XW10167", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | United Artists Records UA-XW10167", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | United Artists Records UA-XW10167", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
20 vinyl pressings of Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, Canada, Germany, Japan and more. One of them is United Artists Records UA-XW1016.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UA-XW1016, UAXW 1016Y, 36 284 AT, CM-94) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UAXW-1016 UAST-18639-2 RFS/MC TI and UAWX-1016 T UAST-18642-1 RFS/MC. 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.
