Vinyl pressings
by Dan Fogelberg · 1979
Longer was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 11 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.
ZSS-166907-1F p MasterfonicsA-Side Runout Etching
p ZSS-166908-1H MasterfonicsB-Side Runout Etching
ZSS 166907A-Side Label
ZSS 166908B-Side Label
T ZSS-166907-1B MasterfonicsRunout side A variation 1
TII ZSS-166908-1BRunout side B variation 1
T ZSS-166907-1B MasterfonicsRunout side A variation 2
T ZSS-166908-1A MasterfonicsRunout side B variation 2
ZSS-166907-IJ Masterfonics SA Side, Runout, Etched
ZSS-166908-ID Masterfonics SSSSB Side, Runout, Etched
ZSS 166907A Side, Label
ZSS 166908B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Argentina | Epic 40.242First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Australia | Epic ES 418First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Australia | Epic ES 418First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | Epic 9-50824First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Canada | Epic 9-50824First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Costa Rica | Epic 45313First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | Epic 06・5P-87First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | Epic 06・5P-87First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Epic ES 418 / Full Moon ES 418First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Peru | Epic 7172First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Philippines | CBS/Sony S-1291-E / CBS/Sony 9-50824First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Spain | Epic EPC 8230First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Spain | Epic EPC 8230First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | UK | Full Moon S EPC 8230First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Full Moon 9-50824 / Epic 9-50824First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Epic ES 4187", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Ecuador | CBS Columbia 133-00567", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Mexico | Epic SC-718137", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Epic EPC 8230 / Epic 82307", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | South Africa | Epic EN 50327", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | Epic EPC 82307", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | UK | Epic S EPC 82307", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Italy | Epic EPC 82307", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1987 | Japan | Epic 07・5P-4707", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Japan | Epic 07・5P-4707", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Australia | Epic 651597 77", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Epic 402927", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
30 vinyl pressings of Longer are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1979 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Full Moon 9-50824, released December 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9-50824, S EPC 8230, 40.242, ES 418) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS-166907-1F p Masterfonics and p ZSS-166908-1H Masterfonics. 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.
