Vinyl pressings
by Graham Nash · 1986
Innocent Eyes was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1986, 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.
R/S Alsdorf 789434-7-A D 7Runout Side A, stamped [etched "D", "7"], variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 789434-7-B 10Runout Side B, stamped [etched "10"], variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 789434-7-A 3 SRunout Side A, stamped/etched, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 789434-7-B 8Runout Side B, stamped/etched, variant 2
STA 49289-1 1-1 TML-XSide A deadwax, etched - TML-X stamped
STA 29290-1 1-1 TML-XSide B deadwax, etched - TML-X stamped
SRC STA-49289-1 1-1 TML-XBoth runouts, etched (SRC ᴛᴍʟ-x stamps)
ST-A-49289-SPBoth labels
SRC STA-49289-1 1-1 TML-XBoth runouts, etched (SRC ᴛᴍʟ-x stamps)
ST-A-49289-SPBoth labels
ST-A-49289-ARLabels
STA-49289-2 a R-15445-2 ∆11782 1-1 TML-M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Canada | Atlantic 78 94347First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Canada | Atlantic 78 94347First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1986 | Ecuador | Atlantic 45-73067First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1986 | Europe | Atlantic 789 434-7 / Atlantic 7-89434First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Germany | Atlantic 786 807-0First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Panama | Atlantic 7-89434First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1986 | UK | Atlantic A9434First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | US | Atlantic PR 857First year12", Promo, Single, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, Single, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo |
| 1986 | US | Atlantic 7-89434First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1986 | US | Atlantic 7 894347", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | US | Atlantic 7-89434First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | US | Atlantic 7-89434First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | US | Atlantic 7-89434First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Australia | Atlantic 7.89434First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
14 vinyl pressings of Innocent Eyes are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in Europe, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is Atlantic 789 434-7.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 789 434-7, A9434, 7-89434, PR 857) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R/S Alsdorf 789434-7-A D 7 and R/S Alsdorf 789434-7-B 10. 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.
