Vinyl pressings
by Eagles · 1979
The Long Run was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 13 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.
K+12404+A OR STRAWBERRYRunout side A
K+12404+B OR STRAWBERRYRunout side B
K 12404 ALabel side A
K 12404 BLabel side B
K+12404+A OR STRAWBERRY S-4Runout Side A
K+12404+B OR STRAWBERRY S-4Runout Side B
K 12404 ASide A label
K 12404 BSide B label
ES 46569 A SPSide A, hand-etched runout, variant 1
ES 46569 B SPSide B, hand-etched runout, variant 1
ES 46569 A SP 1 - 3 [SRC Logo]Side A, hand-etched, except [stamped], variant 2
ES 46569 B SP 1 - [STERLING] [SRC Logo]Side B, hand-etched, except [stamped], variant 2
EM 46569 A 3 AR R-5080 STERLING
ES 46569 A 3 AR R-5081 STERLING
ES 46569 A 1SP 1-1 STERLINGRunout stereo side
EM 46569 A 1SP 1-1 STERLINGRunout mono side
ES-46569-ALabels
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Asylum Records E 46569First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Asylum Records E 46569First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Asylum Records E 46569First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Ecuador | Elektra 45-85007First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | El Salvador | Elektra CA-10878First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Japan | Asylum Records BH-2232First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Asylum Records AS 12404 / Asylum Records AS.12.404First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Asylum Records E 46 569First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Philippines | Asylum Records AS-4536First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | South Africa | Asylum Records AUS 434First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Asylum Records K 12404 / Asylum Records EF 90173First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Asylum Records K 12404 / Asylum Records EF 90173First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | US | Asylum Records E-46569First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Asylum Records E-46569First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1979 | US | Asylum Records E-46569First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Peru | Elektra ELK 0046569.97", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | Spain | Asylum Records 45-1921 / Hispavox 45-1921 (SN)7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
20 vinyl pressings of The Long Run are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, US, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is Asylum Records K 12404.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K 12404, E-46569, AS 12 404, E 46569) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K+12404+A OR STRAWBERRY and K+12404+B OR STRAWBERRY. 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.
