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 9 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 781633-1 A STA 865941-A TML-M [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-22832-A △ 11825 SP GER 1-2 SPO1 SM1-2 N̶ ̶D̶ ̶D̶K̶ S AL-SPRunout side A
R/S Alsdorf 781633-1 B2Runout side B
R / S Alsdorf 781633-1 A2Side A runout, stamped
R / S Alsdorf 781633-1 B2Side B runout, stamped
E A S TSide B embossed around center hole
STA 865941-A TML-M [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-22832-A △11825 ̶1̶-̶2̶ SP01 1 AL-SPSide A runout, variant 1
STA 865942 ̶B̶ ̶-R̶E̶- C [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-22833-C △11825-X TML-S ̶1̶-̶2̶ SPO-1 SMI-1 0-1 AL-SPSide B runout, variant 1
STA 865941-A TML-M [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-22832-A △11825 ̶1̶-̶2̶ SP01 S M1-1 AL-SPSide A runout, variant 2
STA 865941-B TML-S [Allied ‘ɑ’ logo] B-22832-B △11825 1-1A side runout
STA 865942 A̷-̷R̷E̷ -D B-22833-D [Allied ‘ɑ’ logo] △11825-X TML-M 1-1B side runout
ST-A-865941-ARA side label
ST-A-865942-ARB side label
MX211503Side A label
MX211504Side B label
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 | Argentina | Atlantic 88020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Argentina | Atlantic 88020First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Australia | Atlantic 81633-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Atlantic 7816331First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Italy | Atlantic 78 1633-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | Atlantic P-13299First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | New Zealand | Atlantic 816331 / Atlantic 81633-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Atlantic 81633-1 / Atlantic 7 81633-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Atlantic 81633-1 / Atlantic 7 81633-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Venezuela | Atlantic 3135 / WEA 3135First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | Atlantic 781 633-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | Atlantic 781 633-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | Atlantic P-13299First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
13 vinyl pressings of Innocent Eyes are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in Europe, US, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Atlantic 781 633-1, released March 27, 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 781 633-1, 81633-1, 88020, 7816331) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R/S Alsdorf 781633-1 A STA 865941-A TML-M [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-22832-A △ 11825 SP GER 1-2 SPO1 SM1-2 N̶ ̶D̶ ̶D̶K̶ S AL-SP and R/S Alsdorf 781633-1 B2. 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.
