Vinyl pressings
by Eagles · 1972
Take It Easy was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
33 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 20 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.
AS-24228-10 P P TAKE IT EASY-M-RCRun-out Side A, etched variant 1
AS - 24225 - 4 P P GET YOU IN THE MOOD-M ᴀᴛRun-out Side B, etched variant 1
AS-24228-9 P P TAKE IT EASY-M-RERun-out Side A, etched variant 2
AS - 24225 - 3 P P GET YOU IN THE MOOD-M ATRun-out Side B, etched variant 2
TAKE IT EASY-M-RE [SRC logo] AS- 24228-7 1-1 [SRC logo]Side A runout, variant 1
AS- 24255- 1 [SRC logo] GET YOU IN THE MOOD-M SP 1-1 ATSide B runout, variant 1
TAKE IT EASY-M-RE [SRC logo] AS-24228-7 1-1Side A runout, variant 2
AS-24255-2 [SRC logo] GET YOU IN THE MOOD-M 4-5-72 ATSide B runout, variant 2
AS-24228-11-ZEPL MR (circled) △88123 TAKE IT EASY-M-RESide A Runout
AS-24255-5 GET YOU IN THE MOOD-M AT MR (circled) △88124Side B Runout
AS-24228-MOSide A Label
AS-24255-MOSide B Label
AS-24228-10 P P TAKE IT EASY-M-RCRun-out Side A, etched
AS - 24225 - 4 P P GET YOU IN THE MOOD-M ᴀᴛRun-out Side B, etched
AS-24228-PLLabel Side A
AS-24255-PLLabel Side B
AS-24228-10 P P TAKE IT EASY-M-RCRun-out Side A, etched
AS - 24225 - 4 P P GET YOU IN THE MOOD-M ᴀᴛRun-out Side B, etched
AS-24228-PLLabel Side A
AS-24255-PLLabel Side B
AS-24228-4 1-1 TAKE IT EASY-S-RERun-out side A, etched
AS - 24228- 7 1-1 TAKE IT EASY-M-RERun-out side B, etched
AS-24228-SPLabel side A
AS-24228-SPLabel side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Asylum Records AYM-9942First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Brazil | Asylum Records 7AY-1003First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Canada | Asylum Records AS-11005First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Canada | Asylum Records AS-11005First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Canada | Asylum Records AS-11005First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Canada | Asylum Records AS-11005First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Chile | Odeon MSOD 8900First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | France | Asylum Records 2C 006-93.507 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Germany | Asylum Records 1C 006-93 507 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | Germany | Asylum Records 1C 006-93 507 MFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Greece | Asylum Records AYM 505First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Italy | Asylum Records 3C 006-93507First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Lebanon | Asylum Records AYM 505First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Mexico | Asylum Records 7166First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Asylum Records 5C 006-93507 / Asylum Records 5C 006-93 507First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
35 vinyl pressings of Take It Easy are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1972 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, South Africa, Australia and more. One of them is Asylum Records AS-11005, released May 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AS-11005, AYM 505, ASYJ 3, AYM-9942) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AS-24228-10 P P TAKE IT EASY-M-RC and AS - 24225 - 4 P P GET YOU IN THE MOOD-M ᴀᴛ. 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.
