Vinyl pressings
by Denny Laine · 1976
It's So Easy/Listen To Me (Medley) was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. 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 1976, the album's first year, in 10 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.
5C006-98233-A//HL29589-1-YSide A, runout
5C006-98233-B//HL29588-1-YSide B, runout
5C 006-98233-ASide A, label
5C 006-98233-BSide B, label
EMIM 2523 A-2 BLAIRRunout side A
EMIM 2523 B-1Runout side B
EMIM 2523ALabel side A
EMIM 2523BLabel side B
EMIM 2523 A-2 BLAIRSide A runout
LPFBSide B runout
45-X93419-F-3Side A etching
45-X93420-F-3Side B etching
45-93419Label A
45-93420Label B
93419 4340 F1 #3 MASTERED BY CAPITOL KP 0Runout A
93420 4340 F1 #3 0 MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout B
93419Label A
93420Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | EMI EMI 11259 / MPL EMI 11259First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Australia | EMI EMI-11259First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Canada | Capitol Records 4340First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | France | EMI 2C 006-98233First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Germany | EMI 1C006-98233First year7" | 7" |
| 1976 | Italy | EMI 3C 006-98233First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Japan | Capitol Records ECR-20140 / MPL ECR-20140First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Japan | Capitol Records ECR-20140 / MPL ECR-20140First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | New Zealand | EMI EMI2523First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | UK | EMI 2523First year7", 45 RPM, White Label, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, White Label, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records P-4340 / MPL P-4340First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records 4340 / MPL 4340First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records 4340First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records 4340First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1976 | Netherlands | EMI 5C 006-98233 / EMI 5C 006-98 233First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of It's So Easy/Listen To Me (Medley) are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Netherlands, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is EMI 5C 006-98233, released September 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5C 006-98233, EMI 2523, 2523, 4340) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 5C006-98233-A//HL29589-1-Y and 5C006-98233-B//HL29588-1-Y. 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.
