Vinyl pressings
by Jackson Browne · 1976
Here Come Those Tears Again was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. 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 1976, the album's first year, in 3 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.
1-1 [SRC logo] ES-45379 A SPSide A runout (etched except for SRC logo)
E-45379-ASide A label
E-45379-BSide B label
1-1 [SRC logo] ES-45379 B SP
ES-45379 A-3 PRC-I-II PRCA-Side Runout Etching
ES-45379 B-3 PRC-I-II PRCB-Side Runout Etching
E-45379-AA-Side Label
E-45379-BB-Side Label
ES-45379 A-3 PRC - I - I PRCSIDE A
ES-45379 B-3 PRC - I - I PRCSIDE B
EM-45379 A-2 CSM SSSRunout Side A Mono
ES-45379 A-1 CSM SSRunout Side B Stereo
45379-ASide A label
45379-BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada | Asylum Records E 45379First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Asylum Records E 45379First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | US | Asylum Records E-45379First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | US | Asylum Records E-45379First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Asylum Records E-45379First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | US | Asylum Records E-45379First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Asylum Records E-45379First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1977 | Brazil | Asylum Records 12.0117", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| 1977 | Japan | Asylum Records P-95Y7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Japan | Asylum Records P-95Y7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Spain | Asylum Records 45-14557", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | US | Asylum Records E-453797", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1977 | Australia | Asylum Records E 453797", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Germany | Asylum Records AS 13 073 / Asylum Records AS 130737", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | UK | Asylum Records K 130737", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
15 vinyl pressings of Here Come Those Tears Again are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Asylum Records E-45379.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use E-45379, E 45379) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-1 [SRC logo] ES-45379 A SP and E-45379-A. 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.
