Vinyl pressings
by Kenny Rogers · 1977
Daytime Friends was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1977, 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.
33Variant 1 - Runout area both sides [etched]
RFS/MCVariant 1 - Runout area both sides [etched]
UALA-754-G-1Variant 1 - A Side Runout [etched]
M-2Variant 1 - A Side Runout [etched]
UALA-754-G-1-1 RFS/MC T2A-Side
UALA-754-G-2-2 RFS/MC TIB-Side
TI UALA-754-G--1-1 RFS/MCSide A, etched
SXT USXXXX 1Ƨ UALA-754-G-2-1A RFS/MCSide B, etched
SX 2Ƨ UALA-754-G-1-1A RFS/MCSide A, etched
X USXXXX 1Ƨ UALA-754-G-2-1A RFS/MCSide B, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | EMI UAC.5040 / Liberty UAC.5040First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Australia | United Artists Records L 36295First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Austria | United Artists Records UAS 30 119 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA 754GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Colombia | United Artists Records 21(1031)00060First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | United Artists Records UAS 30 119 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Netherlands | United Artists Records 5C 062 99471First yearLP | LP |
| 1977 | New Zealand | United Artists Records L 36295First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | South Africa | United Artists Records UAS 7206First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | United Artists Records UAS 30119First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA 754GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Liberty LO-754First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | United Artists Records LO 500754LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1977 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA754-GLP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1977 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA754-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Spain | United Artists Records 10C 064-099.471LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | Liberty K28P-323LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | Liberty K28P-323LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Unknown | United Artists Records UA-LA 754G / Liberty 31C 06499471LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Brazil | Liberty 31C 064 99471LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA 754-GLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA754-GLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | United Artists Records 1C 064-99471LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | United Artists Records 5C 062-99471LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Liberty LN-10249LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | United Artists Records UA-LA754-GLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | United Artists Records UA-LA754-GLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | United Artists Records UA-LA754-GLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | United Artists Records UA-LA754-GLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | United Artists Records UA-LA754-GLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | United Artists Records UA-LA754-GLP, Album | LP, Album |
36 vinyl pressings of Daytime Friends are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1977 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is United Artists Records UA-LA 754G.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UA-LA 754G, LO-754, UA-LA754-G, UA-LA 754-G) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 33 and RFS/MC. 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.
