Vinyl pressings
by Judy Collins · 1980
Running For My Life was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. 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 1980, 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.
6E-253-A-1-AR B-14749 [Scratched out Ⓧ]Etched Side A
6E-253-A-1-AR B-14750 [Scratched out B-14747 & B14450]Etched Side B
ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴅɪsᴋStamped Both Sides
6E-253-A (AR)Label Side A
6E-253-A-1-AR B-14749 [Scratched out Ⓧ]Etched Side A, var. 1
SRC ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴅɪsᴋStamped Both Sides, var. 1
6E-253-A-SP I-1 [SRC logo] MASTERDISKSide A runout, var. 2
6E-253-B-SP I-3 [SRC logo] MASTERDISKSide B runout, var. 2
6E-253-A-SP MASTERDISK SRCSide A runout, variant 1
6E-253-B-SP MASTERDISK SRCSide B runout, variant 1
6E-253-A-SP 1-3 MASTERDISK [SRC logo]Side A runout, variant 2
6E-253-B-SP 1-4 MASTERDISK [SRC logo]Side B runout, variant 2
W-8 K 52205 A-1 STRAWBERRYRunout Side A
W1 K 52205 B-1 STRAWBERRYRunout Side B
ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴅɪsᴋStamped Both Sides
6E-253-1Label Side A
6E-253-2Label Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Elektra 6E-253First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Elektra X6E-253First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Elektra ELK 52 205First yearLP | LP |
| 1980 | Japan | Elektra/Asylum Records P-10827EFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Japan | Elektra P-10827EFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Elektra ELK 52 205First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Portugal | Elektra ELE 52205First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1980 | Spain | Elektra S 90.246 / Hispavox S 90.246First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | Elektra S 90.246 / Hispavox S 90.246First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | UK | Elektra K 52205First yearLP | LP |
| 1980 | US | Elektra 6E-253First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Elektra 6E-253First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Elektra 6E-253LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1980 | US | Elektra 6E-253First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Elektra 6E-253LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Elektra K 52205LP | LP |
| ? | US | Elektra 6E-253LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
17 vinyl pressings of Running For My Life are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Elektra 6E-253.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6E-253, K 52205, X6E-253, ELK 52 205) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6E-253-A-1-AR B-14749 [Scratched out Ⓧ] and 6E-253-A-1-AR B-14750 [Scratched out B-14747 & B14450]. 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.
