Vinyl pressings
by Earl Klugh · 1978
Magic In Your Eyes was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 8 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.
UA-LA-877-1 SP TML-M 1-1Side A: Runout - etched & stamped
UA-LA-877-1 SP 1-1 TML-SSide B: Runout - etched
UA-LA877-HSide A: Label
UA-LA877-HSide B: Label
UA-LA-877-1 TML-Mvariant 1 Side A
UA-LA-877-2 TML-Mvariant 1 Side B
UA-LA-877-1 ᴛᴍʟ-ᴍ Zvariant 2 Side A etched, ᴛᴍʟ-ᴍ Stamped
UA-LA-877-1 ᴛᴍʟ-ᴍ Zvariant 2 Side B etched, ᴛᴍʟ-ᴍ Stamped
T 1 UA-LA-877-1-2 TML-S A 5Runout A
T 1 UA-LA-877-2-2 TML-SRunout B
77 UA-LA-877-1TML-SSide A etched & stamped
77 UA-LA-877-2 TML-SSide B etched & stamped
77 UA-LA-877-1 M-1 TML-SRunout side 1 (variant 2)
77 UA-LA-877-2 TML-S И1Runout side 2 (variant 2)
UA-LA-877-1 TML-MSide A runout - etched & stamped
UA-LA-877-2 TML-MSide B runout - etched & stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | United Artists Records L 36598First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA877-HFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA877-HFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Liberty UA-LA877-HFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Blue Note GP 3160First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Blue Note GP-3160First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | New Zealand | United Artists Records L 36598First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Philippines | United Artists Records UA-LA877-HFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | South Africa | United Artists Records UAJ(L) 1008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | South Africa | United Artists Records UAS 7227First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | United Artists Records UAG 30171First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA877-HFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Liberty LN-10271LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA877-HFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA877-HFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia | Axis AX.1199 / Axis AX-1199LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Australia | Axis AX.1199LP, Album, Reissue, Sampler | LP, Album, Reissue, Sampler |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Liberty LMAS-877LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Liberty LMAS-877 / United Artists Records UA-LA877-HLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
23 vinyl pressings of Magic In Your Eyes are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1978 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is United Artists Records UA-LA877-H.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UA-LA877-H, UAG 30171, L 36598, GP 3160) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UA-LA-877-1 SP TML-M 1-1 and UA-LA-877-1 SP 1-1 TML-S. 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.
