Vinyl pressings
by Ken Hensley · 1975
Eager To Please was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 14 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.
ILPS 9307 A-1 T 1Runout, side A, variant 1
ILPS 9307 B-1 H 1Runout, side B, variant 1
ILPS 9307 A-1 G .: 1Runout, side A, variant 2
ILPS 9307 B-1 A .: 1Runout, side B, variant 2
ILPS 9307 A(2)Side A etched
ILPS 9307 BSide B etched
ILPS. 9307 ALabel A
ILPS. 9307 BLabel B
S 2 BS 2863 41070-1A SXSide A, runout
S 2 BS 2863 41071- 1̶1C SX STERLINGSide B, runout
S41, 070Side A, label
S41, 071Side B, label
MX175023Side A label
MX175024Side B label
810.005 A
810.005 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Bronze BRONZE 24-307 / Bronze 24-307First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Brazil | Bronze 810.005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2863First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Bronze BRO 2009First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Bronze 88 749 XOTFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Bronze 88 749 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Bronze ILPS 19307First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Bronze P-8581BFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Bronze P-8581BFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Bronze 24-307First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Scandinavia | Bronze ILPS 9307First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | South Africa | Bronze ILPS 9307First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Spain | Bronze 88.749-IFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Spain | Bronze 28.781-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Sweden | Bronze ILPS 9307First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Bronze BZ 36425LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| ? | Germany | Bronze 28 781 XOTLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Bronze 28 781 XOTLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
24 vinyl pressings of Eager To Please are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1975 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Bronze ILPS 9307.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9307, BS 2863, BRONZE 24-307, 810.005) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS 9307 A-1 T 1 and ILPS 9307 B-1 H 1. 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.
