Vinyl pressings
by Don Felder · 1981
Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride) / All Of You 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.
10 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 5 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.
ES-47175-A4-CTH TIScribed in runout side A, variant 1
ES-47175-B5-CTH TScribed in runout side B, variant 1
T ES-47175-A2-CTH TI IScribed in runout side A, variant 2
T ES-47175-B2-CTH TI IScribed in runout side B, variant 2
ES-47175-A4-CSMScribed in runout A
ES-47175-B5-CSMScribed in runout B
ES-47175-A-CP1A side runout etched
ES-47175--B1-CPB side runout etched
ES-47175-A-CP XA side etched
ES-47175-BS-CPB side etched
E-47175-AA-Side Label
E-47175-BB-Side Label
EM-47175-A2-CTH TIIA-Side Runout Etching
T ES-47175-A2-CTH TIIB-Side Runout Etching
E-47175-ALabels
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 | Australia | Epic ES 673First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, White Label · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1981 | Canada | Asylum Records E 47175First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Canada | Asylum Records E 47175First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Epic EPCA 1541 / Epic A-1541First year7" | 7" |
| 1981 | New Zealand | Epic ES 673First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | US | Full Moon E-47175 / Asylum Records E-47175First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1981 | US | Asylum Records E-47175 / Full Moon E-47175First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1981 | US | Asylum Records E-47175 / Full Moon E-47175First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | US | Full Moon E-47175 / Asylum Records E-47175First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Asylum Records E-47175 / Full Moon E-47175First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride) / All Of You are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, Canada, Netherlands, New Zealand and more. One of them is Asylum Records E-47175, released July 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use E-47175, E 47175, EPCA 1541, ES 673) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ES-47175-A4-CTH TI and ES-47175-B5-CTH T. 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.
