Vinyl pressings
by Eagles · 1975
Lyin' Eyes was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
ES-45279-A-10 CSM ABSRunout side A, etched, variant 1
ES-45279-B-2 CSMRunout side B, etched, variant 1
ES-45279-A-8 CSM ABS s1Runout side A, etched, variant 2
ES-45279-B-2 CSM s1Runout side B, etched, variant 2
ES-45729-A-11 CTH T ᴀʙsRun-out Side A, etched
ES-45729-B-4-CTH T ᴀʙsRun-out Side B, etched
ES-45279-A-7 SP ABS 1-2 SPSide A runout
ES-45279-B SP -1 ABS SPSide B runout
E-45279-ASide A label
E-45279-BSide B label
WEA 13025-A Manufactured in GermanyRunout A
WEA 13025-B PF Manufactured in GermanyRunout B
13 025 ALabel A
13 025 BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Asylum Records E-45279First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Barbados | Asylum Records E-45279First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Brazil | Asylum Records 3-06-101-013First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1975 | Canada | Asylum Records E 45279First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | El Salvador | Elektra E-45279First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Asylum Records AS 13025 / Asylum Records E-45279First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Asylum Records E-45279First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Rhodesia | Teal EKS 643First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | South Africa | Elektra EKS 643First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | US | Asylum Records E-45279First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | US | Asylum Records E-45279First year7", Promo, Mono, Stereo · Promo, Mono | 7", Promo, Mono, Stereo · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | Asylum Records E-45279First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | Asylum Records E-45279First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | Asylum Records E-45279First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1975 | Germany | Asylum Records AS 13025First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | Asylum Records 13025 / Asylum Records 13 0257", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
22 vinyl pressings of Lyin' Eyes are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1975 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, Germany, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Asylum Records E-45279, released September 13, 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use E-45279, AS 13025, P-1425Y, 3-06-101-013) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ES-45279-A-10 CSM ABS and ES-45279-B-2 CSM. 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.
