Vinyl pressings
by Jackson Browne · 1972
Doctor My Eyes 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.
27 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 16 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.
AS-25955-1 AT/GP I-M ABRun-out Side A, etched
4S-23276-3 PP ꀤꀤ-M ABRun-out Side B, etched
AS-23955-PLA Side Label
AS-23276-PLB Side Label
I-M AB AS-23955-5Runout A
II-M AB AS23276-5Runout B
AS-23955-MOA Side Label
AS-23276-MOB Side Label
(Specialty Logo) I-M AB AS1 AS 23955-2 HTIRPSide A runout
AS-23276-1 (Specialty Logo) II-M AB HTIRPSide B runout
AS-23955 SPA-Side Label
AS-23276 SPB-Side Label
AS-23955-PLLabel - Both Sides
AS-23955-6 MR [stamped-in circle] ∆87683 I-M ABA Side Runout
ST-AS-23955-1I-S AB AT/hPB Side Runout
AS-23955-MOA Side Label
ST-AS-23955-MOB Side Label
AS-23955-1 I-M AT/GP [SRC]Runout side A etched [stamped]
ST-AS-23955-1 I-S AT/GP [SRC]Runout side B etched [stamped]
AS-23955 SPSide A label
ST-AS-23955 SPSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Asylum Records AYM-9857First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Australia | Asylum Records AYM-9857First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Brazil | Asylum Records YAYM-503First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Canada | Asylum Records AS-11004First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Denmark | Asylum Records AYM 503First year7" | 7" |
| 1972 | France | Asylum Records 2C 006-93354 MFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Germany | Asylum Records 1C 006-93 354First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Greece | Asylum Records AYM 503First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Italy | Asylum Records 3 C 006 - 93354 / Asylum Records 3C 006 93354First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | Asylum Records IAR-10029First year7" | 7" |
| 1972 | Japan | Asylum Records IAR-10029First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Asylum Records 5C 006-93354 / Asylum Records 5C 006-93 354First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Peru | Asylum Records 11529First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Portugal | Asylum Records 8E 006 93354 MFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | South Africa | Asylum Records ASYJ 2First year7", Single | 7", Single |
30 vinyl pressings of Doctor My Eyes are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1972 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Asylum Records AS-11004, released February 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AS-11004, AYM 503, 5C 006-93 354, AYM-9857) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AS-25955-1 AT/GP I-M AB and 4S-23276-3 PP ꀤꀤ-M AB. 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.
