Vinyl pressings
by Eagles · 1973
Tequila Sunrise 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.
19 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 11 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-26237-4 PP ATRunout side A
ST-AS-26235-4 PP ATRunout side B
ST-AS-26237-PLLabel side A
ST-AS-26235-PLLabel side B
ST-AS-26237-2Runout Groove Side A
ST-AS-26235-1Runout Groove Side B
ST-AS-26237-SPLabel Side A
ST-AS-26235-SPLabel Side B
ST-AS-26237-6 [MR logo] AT △91683Runout groove side A, variant 1
ST-AS-26235-6 [MR logo] AT △91682Runout groove side B, variant 1
ST-AS-26237-5 [MR logo] AT △91683Runout groove side B, variant 2
ST-AS-26235-5 [MR logo] △91682 ATRunout groove side B, variant 2
AS-26237-2 PP ᴀᴛRun-out Side A, etched
ST-AS-26237-4 PP ᴀᴛRun-out Side B, etched
AS-26237-PLLabel Side A
ST-AS-26237-PLLabel Side B
AS-26237-1 SRC 1-1 ATGroove side A
ST-AS-26237-1 1-1 AT SRCGroove side B
AS-26237 SPLabel side A
ST-AS-26237 SPLabel side B
45-26237-3 (MR in circle) AT Δ91678Runout, side A
ST-45-26237-6 (MR in circle) AT Δ91683Runout, side B
AS-26237-MOLabel, side A
ST-AS-26237-MOLabel, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Asylum Records AYM-10255First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Australia | Asylum Records AYM-10255First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Canada | Asylum Records AS-11017First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Germany | Asylum Records 1C 006-94 552 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-94 552First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Italy | Asylum Records 3C 006-94552 / Asylum Records 3C 006 94552First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Japan | Asylum Records IAR-10369First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | Asylum Records IAR-10369First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Asylum Records 5C 006-94552 / Asylum Records 5C 006-94 552First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Asylum Records AYM.702First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Portugal | Asylum Records 8E006-94552FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | UK | Asylum Records AYM 520First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Asylum Records AS-11017First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | Asylum Records AS-11017First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Asylum Records AS-11017First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Asylum Records AS-26237-MOFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
19 vinyl pressings of Tequila Sunrise are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Asylum Records AS-11017, released May 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AS-11017, AS-26237-MO, AYM 520, AYM-10255) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-AS-26237-4 PP AT and ST-AS-26235-4 PP AT. 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.
