Vinyl pressings
by Janis Ian · 1981
Restless Eyes was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 10 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.
PAL-37360-1AD o TML-X A 3 2 SRunout side A, variant 1
PBL-37360 - 1A o TML-X B 4 1 SRunout side B, variant 1
PAL-37360-IAG TML-MRunout side A, variant 2
PBL-37360-ID TML-XRunout side B, variant 2
PAL-37360-1C TML-X pRunout side A, variant 1
PBL-37360-1D TML-X pRunout side B, variant 1
PAL-37360-1AGRunout side A, variant 2
PBL-37360-1D TML-XRunout side B, variant 2
PAL-37360-IAK TML-S-1 C6 1T oVariant 1 Runout Side A etched {TML-S, C, o stamped}
PBL-37360-IE TML-M D1 T1 oVariant 1 Runout Side B etched {TML-M, D, o stamped}}
PAL-37360-1AR TML-8-1 B2 1TVariant 2 Runout Side A etched {TML-8 stamped}
PBL-37360-1E TML-M C3 T1Variant 2 Runout Side B etched {TML-M stamped}
CBS.S. 85040 A1 ⋀A-side runout etched
CBS.S. 85040 B1 ⋀B-side runout etched
CBS 85040 A1 2 C ⋀A-side runout etched
CBS.S. 85040 B1 B ⋀B-side runout etched
AL-37360 1A2HZ DM3Side A runout
BL-37360 1A2HZ DM7Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Interfusion L 37574 / Interfusion L-37574First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Europe | CBS CBS 85040 / CBS 85040First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Ireland | CBS 85040 / CBS CBS 85040First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 2091First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 2091First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | New Zealand | Interfusion L 37574 / Interfusion (FC-37360)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | South Africa | CBS ASF 2649First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Spain | CBS S 85040First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | UK | CBS 85040 / CBS CBS 85040First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | UK | CBS 85040 / CBS CBS 85040First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | Columbia FC 37360 / Columbia 37360First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | Columbia FC 37360 / Columbia 37360First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Columbia FC 37360 / Columbia 37360First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | Columbia FC 37360First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Restless Eyes are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia FC 37360.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FC 37360, 85040, L 37574, CBS 85040) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL-37360-1AD o TML-X A 3 2 S and PBL-37360 - 1A o TML-X B 4 1 S. 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.
