Vinyl pressings
by Eagles · 1976
Hotel California 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.
28 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 12 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.
45 386-A//31607-1-YRunout side A, variant 1
45 386-B//31608-1-YRunout side B, variant 1
45 386-A//31607-1-Y 5 1Runout side A, variant 2
45 386-B//31608-1-Y 7 1 1Runout side B, variant 2
ES 45386 A-8 PRCW JBRunout A
ES 45386 B-7 PRCW JBRunout B
ES 45386 A-SPA-Side runout, variant 1
ES 45386 B-1 SPB-Side runout, variant 1
ES 45386 A-SP SP ST JBA-Side runout, variant 2
ES 45386- B -SP SP ST JBB-Side runout, variant 2
ES-45386 A-5-11-1 PRCA-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
ES-45386 B-5-11-1 PRCB-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
ES-45386 A-5 II - I LW PRCA-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
ES 45386 B-5-11-1 PRC LWB-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
ES 45386 A-4 CSMA-side runout
ES 45386 B-3 CSMB-side runout
ES 45386 A-SPA-side runout
EM 45386 A-1 SPB-side runout
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 | Asylum Records E 45386First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Barbados | Asylum Records E-45386First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Canada | Asylum Records E 45386First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Canada | Asylum Records E 45386First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Ecuador | Elektra 45-85018 / Asylum Records E-45386First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Ecuador | Elektra 45-85018First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Ecuador | Elektra 45-85018 / Asylum Records E-45386First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Ecuador | Elektra 45-85018 / Asylum Records E-45386First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Ecuador | Elektra 45-85018First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Ecuador | Elektra E-45386 / Fediscos 45-85018First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Ecuador | Elektra 45-85018First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | El Salvador | Elektra CA -10035First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | El Salvador | Elektra CA-10035First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Asylum Records AS 13079First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Asylum Records E 45386First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | Asylum Records K 13079 / Asylum Records E-453867", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1981 | UK | Asylum Records K 13079 / Asylum Records E-453867", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| 1981 | UK | Asylum Records K13079 / Asylum Records K 130797", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1983 | Europe | Asylum Records AS 13 0797", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1985 | UK | Asylum Records EKR 10 / Asylum Records 969 629-77", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1985 | UK | Asylum Records EKR 10 (T) / Asylum Records EKR 10T12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Guatemala | Elektra E-453867", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1986 | Guatemala | WEA E-453867", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Mexico | Elektra PRO 2207", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Germany | Asylum Records AS 130797", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK | Asylum Records EKR 10 (T) / Asylum Records EKR 10T12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1988 | UK | Asylum Records EKR 10 / Asylum Records 969 629-77", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Elektra AS 13 079 / Asylum Records AS 13 0797", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Asylum Records AS 13 0797", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Asylum Records AS 13 0797", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Asylum Records AS 13 079 N7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Asylum Records AS 130797", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Guatemala | WEA E-453867", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
71 vinyl pressings of Hotel California are listed here, from 24 countries, released between 1976 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Netherlands, US, Australia, Barbados and more. One of them is Asylum Records AS 13079.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AS 13079, E-45386, E-45386-A, E 45386) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45 386-A//31607-1-Y and 45 386-B//31608-1-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.
