Vinyl pressings
by Dr. Hook · 1979
Sexy Eyes 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.
29 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 14 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.
86105-A1Runout side A variant 1
86105-B1Runout side B variant 1
86105-A1 F A 1Runout side A variant 2
86105-B1 F 1 A CRunout side B variant 2
86 105 - Y - Z - A - 1Runout side A, stamped
86 105 - Y - Z - B - 1Runout side B, stamped
86105-A1 F 3 1 1Runout side A,variant 1, stamped
86105-B1 F 3 2 1 1IRunout side B,variant 1, stamped, "1I" is etched
86105-A1 I 1 CV1Runout side A,variant 2, stamped
86105-B1 I- 1 CV1Runout side B,variant 2, stamped
86105-A1Runout side A
86105-B1Runout side B
CL 16127 A-1 16 1Runout side A
CL 16127 B-1 0 II 2Runout side B
CL 16127ALabel side A
CL 16127BLabel side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Capitol Records CP-198First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Barbados | Capitol Records 4831First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Barbados | Capitol Records 4831First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Brazil | Capitol Records 31C 006 86105First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | Capitol Records 4831First year7" | 7" |
| 1979 | Canada | Capitol Records 4831First year7" | 7" |
| 1979 | Germany | Capitol Records 1 C 006-86 105 / Capitol Records 1C 006-86 105First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 052-86 105 YZFirst year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 006-86 105 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-86 105First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Misprint | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Misprint |
| 1979 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 006-86 105 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-86 105First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Germany | EMI Electrola 86 1057", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | Japan | Capitol Records ECR-20687First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Japan | Capitol Records ECR-20687First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Capitol Records F 4831First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Capitol Records F 4831First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | France | Capitol Records 2 C 008-86105 / Capitol Records 2C 008-86.1057", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Italy | Capitol Records 3C 006-86105 / Capitol Records 3C 006 861057", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1980 | Mexico | Capitol Records 8385 / Capitol Records 33C 006-861057", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | Spain | EMI 10C 006-086.105 / Capitol Records 10C 006-086.1057", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Spain | EMI 10C 006-086.105 / Capitol Records 10C 006-086.1057", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | UK | Capitol Records CL 161277", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Capitol Records 1A 006-861057", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
37 vinyl pressings of Sexy Eyes are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Germany, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is Capitol Records 1 C 006-86 105.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1 C 006-86 105, 1C 052-86 105 YZ, 1C 006-86 105, 12 CL 16127) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 86105-A1 and 86105-B1. 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.
