Vinyl pressings
by Eagles · 1974
Best Of My Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1974, 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.
[SRC logo] ES 45218-A 1-1Runout Side A variant 1
ES 45218 B SP [SRC logo] 1-BRunout Side B variant 1
[SRC logo] ES 45218-A 1-2Runout Side A variant 2
ES 45218 B SP [SRC logo] 1-2Runout Side B variant 2
ES 45218 A -2 CSMRunout side A, Etched
ES 45218 B -2 CSMRunout side B, Etched
EM 45218 A-1CSM SSSSSSMono deadwax
ES 45218 A -2 CSM SSStereo deadwax
YAYM 538 A-1Side A run-out machine stamped
YAYM 538 B-1Side B run-out machine stamped
YAYM 538A 45Side A Centre label
YAYM 538B 45Side B Centre label
YAYM 538 A-DJ1Runout Side A
YAYM 538 A-1Runout Side AA
YAYM 538A-DJ 45Centre label Side A
YAYM 538 A 45Centre label Side AA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Canada | Asylum Records E 45218First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | France | Asylum Records 13018First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | South Africa | Asylum Records AUS 406First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | UK | Asylum Records AYM 538First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | UK | Asylum Records AYM 538First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Asylum Records E-45218First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Asylum Records 45-45218-AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1974 | US | Asylum Records E-45218First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | US | Asylum Records E-45218First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Argentina | Elektra 32.3087", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Australia | Asylum Records AS-460117", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Brazil | Asylum Records 3-06-101-0097", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1975 | Canada | Asylum Records E 452187", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Spain | Asylum Records 45-1193 / Hispavox 45-11937", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | US | Asylum Records E-452187", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
18 vinyl pressings of Best Of My Love are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1974 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Asylum Records E-45218, released November 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use E-45218, 45-45218-A, AYM 538, E 45218) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [SRC logo] ES 45218-A 1-1 and ES 45218 B SP [SRC logo] 1-B. 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.
