Vinyl pressings
by Daryl Hall & John Oates · 1981
Private Eyes was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
29 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 21 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.
AFL1-4028AS⃫ -11S I A1 MASTERDISK HWA-side runout, variant 1
AFL1-4028BS-10 I A2 MASTERDISK HWB-side runout, variant 1
AFL1-4028A ̶S̶ -11S I MASTERDISK HW A0 DA-side runout, variant 2
AFL1-4028B-30 I A0 KB-side runout, variant 2
AFL1-4028A-30 MASTERDISK RL I A3 JRunout A, variant 1
AFL1-4028B-30 I A2 TRunout B, variant 1
AFL1-4028-A 1 MASTERDISK RL I A2 BRunout A, variant 2
AFL1-4028-B1 I A1 CRunout B, variant 2
AFL1-4028 • A1 MASTERDISK RL 1 A1 BSide A runout
AFL1-4028 • B1 MASTERDISK RL 1 A1 ASide B runout
AFL1-4028-ASide A
AFL1-4028-BSide B
A2Z AFL1-4028A-30Side A runout, variant 1
AJCC AFL1-4028B-30Side B runout, variant 1
AFL1-4028A-30 I ꓥ2MSide A runout, variant 1
AFL1-4028-BS-11 I ꓥ2ꜪꜪSide B runout, variant 1
AFL1-4028A-30 I ꓥ1JSide A runout, variant 2
AFL1-4028-BS-11 I ꓥ2 BBSide B runout, variant 2
AFL1 4028 A OttoSide 1 Etched
AFL1 4028 BSide 2 Etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Argentina | RCA Victor AVI-4944First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Australia & New Zealand | RCA Victor APL1 4028First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Barbados | RCA AFL1-4028First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Canada | RCA AFL1-4028First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | El Salvador | RCA Victor CA 1494First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | France | RCA PL 14028First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | RCA Victor PL 14028 / RCA PL 14028First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | RCA Victor PL 14028 / RCA PL 14028LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1981 | Germany | RCA Victor PL 14028 / RCA PL 14028LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1981 | Germany | RCA Victor PL 14028 / RCA PL 14028First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Greece | RCA Victor RCLP 20225 / RCA Victor MAL-RCLP 20225First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Israel | RCA AFL1-4028First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Italy | RCA PL 14028First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | RCA RPL-8090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | RCA RPL-8090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-412 / RCA 88725441061LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | RCA NL90079LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA AFL1-4028LP, Album | LP, Album |
40 vinyl pressings of Private Eyes are listed here, from 27 countries, released between 1981 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, Australia & New Zealand, Barbados, Canada and more. One of them is RCA AFL1-4028, released September 1, 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AFL1-4028, AFL1 4028, APL1 4028, CA 1494) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AFL1-4028AS⃫ -11S I A1 MASTERDISK HW and AFL1-4028BS-10 I A2 MASTERDISK HW. 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.
