Vinyl pressings
by Eric Clapton · 1975
E.C. Was Here was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
43 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 22 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.
2394160 A//1 420 A5 1 4 20Side A runout, stamped, variant 1
2394160 B//2 420 05 1 1 12Side B runout, stamped, variant 1
2394160 A//1 420 05 1 4 25Side A runout, stamped, variant 2
2394160 B//2 420 05 6 11Side B runout, stamped, variant 2
ST-SO-753407BB ATGP MR and [SRC logo] △ 20032 (4)Side A runout, variant 1
ST-SO 753408BB ATGP MR SP △ 20032-X(7)Side B runout, variant 1
ST-SO-753407BB ATGP MR and [SRC logo] △ 20032 (6)Side A runout, variant 2
ST-SO 753408BB ATGP MR SP △ 20032-X (5)Side B runout, variant 2
SP-SO-753407 SPA label matrix
SP-SO-753408 SPB label matrix
ST-SO-75340713BB-ATgp I-II amd [SRC logo]Runout A, variant 1
ST-SO 753408BBB AT gp SP PRCRunout B, variant 1
ST-SO-753407BBB-ATgp -I-II amd [SRC logo] PRCRunout A, variant 2
ST-SO 753408BBB ATgp -1- SP PRCRunout B, variant 2
ST-SO-753407BBB-AT-1 gp amd [SRC logo] PRCRunout side A
ST-SO 753408BBB AT/GP-1-11 SP PRCRunout side B
ST-SO-753407RILabel side A
ST-SO-753408RILabel side B
ST-SO-753407 B -AT gp amd [SRC logo]A runout , variant 1
ST-SO 753408B AT gp SPB runout , variant 1
ST-SO 753407B -AT gp 1-5 amd [SRC logo]A runout, variant 2
ST-SO 75340 B AT gp 1-4 SPB runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Argentina | RSO 2394 160First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | RSO 2394 160First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | RSO 2394 160First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | RSO 2394 160First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Austria | RSO 2394 160First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Brazil | RSO 2394 160First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | RSO 2479 154First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | RSO 2479 154First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | RSO 2479 154First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | RSO 2479 154First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | RSO 2394 160First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | RSO 2394 160First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Greece | RSO 2394 160 / RSO 2394160First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Israel | RSO 2394 160First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Israel | RSO 2394 160First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | UK | RSO SPELP 21 / RSO 2394 160LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Japan | RSO 18MW 0067LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | Polydor 0602537590940LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | RSO 2394 160LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | RSO 2479 154LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | RSO 2394 160LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RSO 2394 160LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | RSO 2394 160LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | South Korea | Paramount Record PM 155LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | South Korea | Yegrin WH 0086LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | Spain | RSO 23 94 160 / RSO 2394 160LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Polydor 831 519-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Uruguay | RSO 2394160LP | LP |
| ? | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB LP 5562 / RSO 2394 160LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB LP 5562 / RSO 2394 160LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB LP 5562 / RSO 2394 160LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB LP 5562 / PGP RTB RTB LP - 5562LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB LP 5562 / RSO 2394 160LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
69 vinyl pressings of E.C. Was Here are listed here, from 26 countries, released between 1975 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Germany, Japan and more. One of them is RSO 2394 160, released August 21, 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2394 160, SO 4809, MW 2141, 2479 154) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2394160 A//1 420 A5 1 4 20 and 2394160 B//2 420 05 1 1 12. 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.
