UK
1978- Label and catalog number
- United Artists Records UAS 30170
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
UAS 30170 A-1U GH DB 2
UAS 30170 B-1U A DB 1

Vinyl pressings
by Kenny Rogers · 1978
Every Time Two Fools Collide was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
UAS 30170 A-1U GH DB 2
UAS 30170 B-1U A DB 1
UALA-864-1 RFS/MCSide A runout
UALA-864-2 RFS/MCSide B runout
UALA-864-H-1 RFS/MC M 1Etched Side A
UALA-864-H-B RFS/MC U 2Etched Side B
S-S UALA-864-1-1A RFS/MC A3Side A runout
1S UALA-864-2-1A RFS/MC I A3Side B runout
LO UALA-864-H-1 RFS/MC M 1Etched Side A
LO UALA-864-H-B RFS/MC U 2Etched Side B
[SRC logo] UALA-864-1 1-1 RFS/MCSide A runout
[SRC logo] UALA-864-2 RFS/MC 1-1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | United Artists Records L 36609First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Australia | United Artists Records UAC-5006 / United Artists Records UAC.5006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Barbados | Liberty LO-864First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA864-HFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | United Artists Records UALA 500864First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA864-H / United Artists Records UALA-864HFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA864-HFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Liberty UA-LA864-HFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | United Artists Records 30170 OT / United Artists Records UAS 30170 OTFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | India | United Artists Records UAS 30170First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Liberty K28P-324First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Singapore | United Artists Records UA-LA 864-HFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | South Africa | United Artists Records UAS 7225First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | United Artists Records UAS 30170First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA864-HFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Netherlands | United Artists Records 1A 064-82994LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Netherlands | United Artists Records 1A 062-82994LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Liberty LO-864LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Liberty LO-500864LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
28 vinyl pressings of Every Time Two Fools Collide are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1978 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK, US, Australia, Barbados and more. One of them is United Artists Records UAS 30170.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UAS 30170, UA-LA864-H, L 36609, UAC-5006) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UAS 30170 A-1U GH DB 2 and UAS 30170 B-1U A DB 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.