Vinyl pressings
by Eagles · 1976
New Kid In Town 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.
34 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 16 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-45373-X-A PRCRunout side A, variant 1
ES-45373-Y-A PRCRunout side B, variant 1
ES-45373-X-4 1-1 PRC JB PRCRunout side A, variant 2
ES-45373-Y-4 1-1 PRC JB PRCRunout side B, variant 2
ES-45 373-X-3 CSM JBRunout side A, etched
ES-45 737 - 3Y - 2 CSM JBRunout side B, etched
E-45373-XLabel side A
E-45373-YLabel side B
1-1 ES-45373-X-11 SP SP JBA-Side Runout Etching
1-2 ES-45373-Y-11 SP SP JBB-Side Runout Etching
1-2 ES-45373-X-12 SP SP JBA Side Runout, Variant 1
1-2 ES-45373-Y-12 SP SP JBB Side Runout, Variant 1
ES-45 373-X-12Variant 1 - A side runout etched
ES-45 373-Y-12Variant 2 - B side runout etched
ES-45 373-X-12 SP SH [48527 inverted] (Ƨ) stampedVariant 2 - A side runout etched
ES-45 373-Y-12 SP SH [48728 inverted]Variant 2 - B side runout etched
ES-45 373-X-6 T I CTH JBScribed in runout, side A
ES-45373-Y-6 CTH TScribed in runout, side B
E-45373-XLabel A
E-45373-YLabel B
ES-45373-X-5 PRCW 1-1-3Side A
ES-45373-Y-5 PRCW 1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Asylum Records E 45373First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Barbados | Asylum Records E-45373-XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Belgium | Asylum Records 13069First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Belgium | Asylum Records 13069First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Asylum Records E 45373First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Canada | Asylum Records E 45373First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Canada | Asylum Records E 45373First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | El Salvador | Elektra CA-10015First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | El Salvador | Elektra CA-10015First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Japan | Asylum Records P-88YFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Japan | Asylum Records P-88YFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Asylum Records AS 13069 / Asylum Records AS 13.069First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Asylum Records E 45 373First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Panama | Elektra E-45373First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | Peru | Elektra 0045373.7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
38 vinyl pressings of New Kid In Town are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Barbados and more. One of them is Asylum Records E-45373, released December 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use E-45373, K 13069, E 45373, E-45373-X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ES-45373-X-A PRC and ES-45373-Y-A PRC. 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.
