Vinyl pressings
by Dennis Parker · 1979
Like An Eagle 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.
23 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 15 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.
NBLP-7140-AS-2KEEL STERLING A-1 [Keel logo]Runout A Side, variant 1
NBLP-7140-BS-2KEEL STERLING A-2 [Keel logo]Runout B Side, variant 1
NBLP-7140-AS-1KEEL STERLING A-2 [Keel logo]Runout A Side, variant 2
NBLP-7140-BS-2KEEL STERLING A-3 [Keel logo]Runout B Side, variant 2
NBLP-7140-AS-IPRC-R-1-11 PRCW-1 STERLINGA side runout
NBLP-7140-BS-IPRC-C-1 STERLINGB side runout
NBLP 7140 ASSide A label
NBLP 7140 BSSide B label
NBLP-7140-AS-2 KEEL A-2Runout Side A [Etched]
NBLP-7140-BS-2 KEEL A-2Runout Side B [Etched]
STERLINGRunout Both Sides [Stamped]
NBLP 7140 ASLabel Side A
NBLP 7140 ASSide A label
NBLP 7140 BSSide B label
NBLP-7140-AS-IPRC-R-1-11 PRCW-1 STERLINGA side runout
NBLP-7140-BS-IPRC-C-1 STERLINGB side runout
NBLP 7140 ASSide A label
NBLP 7140 BSSide B 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 | RCA Victor AVS-4691First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Australia | RCA Victor VPL1-4127First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | RCA Victor 104.8122First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Able ABL-17045First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Barclay 598 507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Metronome 0060.189First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Greece | Minos MAL-MILP 10051First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Italy | Durium DAI 30324 / Durium Marche Estere D. AI 30-324First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | Philips RJ-7596 / Casablanca NBLP 7140First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Philips RJ-7596First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Mexico | RCA MILS-4412First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | South Africa | Bullet BU(L) 573First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | RCA Victor XL-13077First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | RCA Victor XL-13077First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Sweden | Arrival Records DS 4046First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
23 vinyl pressings of Like An Eagle are listed here, from 15 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Casablanca NBLP 7140.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NBLP 7140, NBLP 7140 DJ, 9109 622, VPL1-4127) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NBLP-7140-AS-2KEEL STERLING A-1 [Keel logo] and NBLP-7140-BS-2KEEL STERLING A-2 [Keel logo]. 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.
