Vinyl pressings
by Judy Collins · 1971
Living was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. 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 1971, 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.
T1 EKS 75014-A-1Runout A, variant 1
T1 EKS 75014-B CTH aERunout B, variant 1
T1 EKS-75014-A CTH aE BRunout A, variant 2
T1 EKS-75014-B-1 CTH aE B 7Runout B, variant 2
EKS 75014-A-1 CSM aESide A runout etched, variant 1
T1 EKS 75014-B CSM aESide B runout etched, variant 1
EKS-75014-A-1 CSM aE A 2Side A runout, etched, variant 2
1 EKS-75014-B CSM aE C 1Side B runout, etched, variant 2
P EKS 75014-A-1 CP oSide A, etched (P, o stamped)
P EKS 75014-B-1 CP o SXSide B, etched (P, o stamped)
T1 EKS 75014-A-1Runout A
T1 EKS 75014-B-1 CTH aE ARunout B
EKS-75014-ALabel A
EKS-75014-BLabel B
T1 EKS 75014-ASide A runout etched
T1 EKS 75014-BSide B runout etched
EKS-75014-ASide A label
EKS-75014-BSide B label
K 42102 A1 V 3Side A
K 42102 B1 V 3Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | Elektra EKS-75014First yearLP | LP |
| 1971 | Australia | Elektra EKS-75014First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | Elektra EKS -75014First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Elektra ELK 42 102 / Elektra ELK 75014First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Japan | Elektra SWG-7548First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Philippines | Elektra EKS-75014First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | South Africa | Elektra EKC 6010First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Elektra K 42102First yearLP | LP |
| 1971 | US | Elektra EKS-75014First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Elektra EKS-75014First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Elektra EKS-75014First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Elektra EKS-75014First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Elektra EKS 75014First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Elektra EKS-75014LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1971 | US | Elektra EKS-75014LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Elektra EKS 75014LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Elektra EKS 75014LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
22 vinyl pressings of Living are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1971 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Elektra EKS-75014.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EKS-75014, EKS 75014, K 42102, EKS -75014) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 EKS 75014-A-1 and T1 EKS 75014-B CTH aE. 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.
