Vinyl pressings
by Eagles · 1973
Desperado was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
27 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
ST-AS-732813RIA Side Label
ST-AS-732814RIB Side Label
ST-AS-732813-EEE-sm/1-11 AT PR D EAGLES SIDE ONE STEREOA Side Etch Var 1
ST-AS-732814-AAA- 1-11 AT PR D EAgLes - Side Two StereoB Side Etch Var 1
EAGLES SIDE ONE STEREO ST-AS-732813 - A AT PRVariant 1, Side A runout
EAGLES SIDE TWO STEREO ST-AS-732814 - B AT PRVariant 1, Side B runout
EAGLES SIDE ONE PR STEREO ST-AS-732813-B ATVariant 4, Side A runout
EAGLES SIDE TWO STEREO ST-AS-732814 - D AT PRVariant 4, Side B runout
EAGLES - Side ONe Stereo ST-AS-732813 - E Δ17853(5) PR ATEtched Side One
EAGLES SIDE TWO STEREO ST-AS-732814 - C C Δ17853-X(4) AT PREtched Side Two
(ex or lx)Etched Script Sides One & Two
MR (In a circle)Stamped Sides One & Two
SYL 9011 A-1 AA EAGLES SIDE ONE STEREO ST-AS-732813-A AT PRSide A runout
SYL 9011 B-1 MR 2 EAgLes Side Two Stereo ST-AS-732814-A AT PRSide B runout
SYL.9011ASide A label in parentheses
SYL.9011BSide B label in parentheses
SD-5068A-1C-2-GSide 1 runout
SD-5068B-1A C2-G
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Asylum Records SYL-9011 / Asylum Records SYL.9011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Australia | Asylum Records SYL.9011 / Asylum Records SYL-9011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Asylum Records SD 5068First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Asylum Records SD 5068First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Asylum Records SD 5068First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Asylum Records SD 5068First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | France | Asylum Records 2C 064 94386First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | Asylum Records 2C 064-94.386First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Asylum Records 1C 062-94386 / Asylum Records 1C062-94 386First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Asylum Records 1C 062-94 386LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1973 | Italy | Asylum Records 3C 064 - 94386 / Asylum Records 3 C064-94386First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Asylum Records IAP-80812First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Mexico | Asylum Records SLEM-474First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Asylum Records 5C 062-94386 / Asylum Records 5C 062-94 386First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Asylum Records 5C 062-94 386First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Portugal | Asylum Records ASY 53008LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Asylum Records SD 5068LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1980 | US | Asylum Records SD 5068LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Asylum Records SD 5068LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Asylum Records SD 5068LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Asylum Records SD 5068LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Asylum Records SD 5068LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | Asylum Records P-6557YLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | Asylum Records SD 5068LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | Asylum Records SD 5068LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | Asylum Records SD 5068LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | Asylum Records SD 5068LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Europe | Asylum Records K 53 008 / Asylum Records AS 53 008LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Italy | Asylum Records W 53008 / Asylum Records SD 5068LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Spain | Asylum Records LB 53008 / Asylum Records 53008LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Europe | Asylum Records SD 5068LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2007 | Europe | Asylum Records SD-5068LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Asylum Records RRM1-5068LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UD1S 2-025 / Asylum Records UD1S 2-02512", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2021 | USA, Canada & Europe | Asylum Records RRM1-5068LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 2023 | Argentina | Asylum Records 08122796166 / Plaza Independencia Música 08122796166LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Elektra/Asylum Records SD 5068LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Asylum Records SD 5068LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Asylum Records SD 5068LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Asylum Records SD 5068LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Denmark | Asylum Records 6C 062 94386LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Asylum Records K 53 008LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Asylum Records AS 53 008 / Asylum Records SD 5068LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Asylum Records AS 53 008 / Asylum Records SD 5068LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Asylum Records AS 53008 / Elektra K 53 008LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Asylum Records AS 53 008 / Asylum Records K 53 008LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Asylum Records AS 53 008LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Asylum Records AS 53008 / Asylum Records K 53 008LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Asylum Records 8122796166 / Asylum Records RRM1-5068LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Asylum Records K 53 008 / Asylum Records AS 53 008LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Asylum Records AS 53 008 / Asylum Records K 53 008LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
155 vinyl pressings of Desperado are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1973 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Canada, New Zealand and more. One of them is Asylum Records SD 5068, released April 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 5068, 5068, SYL 9011, LAYJ 506) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-AS-732813RI and ST-AS-732814RI. 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.
