UK
1972- Label and catalog number
- Warwick Records WW 5027
- Format
- LP, Compilation
- Runout / matrix
WW-5027-A-1Runout side 1
WW-5027-B-1Runout side 2
Vinyl pressings
by Everly Brothers · 1972
Living Legends 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.
7 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year. 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.
WW-5027-A-1Runout side 1
WW-5027-B-1Runout side 2
WW-5027-A-1Etched runout, side A
WW-5027-B-1Etched runout, side B
WW-5027-ARunout side A
WW-5027-BRunout 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 | Unknown | Warwick Records WW 5027First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | UK | Warwick Records WW 5027First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | UK | Warwick Records WW 5027First yearLP, Compilation · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation · Colored vinyl |
| 1972 | UK | Warwick Records WW 5027First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | UK | Warwick Records WW 5027First yearLP, Compilation · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation · Colored vinyl |
| 1972 | UK | Warwick Records WW 5027First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | UK | Warwick Records WW 5027First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Music World MALPS-437LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | US | Janus Records MALPS-437LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | UK | Warwick Records WW 5027LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | Warwick Records WW 5027LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Warwick Records WW 5027LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of Living Legends are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1972 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in UK. One of them is Warwick Records WW 5027.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WW 5027) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WW-5027-A-1 and WW-5027-B-1. 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.