Vinyl pressings
by Linda Ronstadt · 1977
It's So Easy 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.
14 pressings came out in 1977, 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.
ES-45438-A-SP-SPSide A, runout, etched
(SRC logo) ES454̶0̶2̶-B438SP TML-MSide B, runout, etched / SRC logo and TML-M stamped
E-45438-ALabel side A
E-45438-BLabel side B
ES-45438-A-PRC-2 TML-S II - I PRCSide A etched except TML-S, stamped
E̶S̶-̶4̶5̶4̶0̶2̶-B - 3 PRC TML-S II - II PRCSide B etched except TML-S, stamped
E-45438-ALabel side A
E-45438-BLabel side B
ES-45438-A-PRC-2Side A runout - etched
E4543 8-B ES45402(crossed through)-B -3 PRC-1-11Side B runout - etched
E-45438-ALabel side A
E-45438-BLabel side B
K 13100 A1 ALLENRunout side A, etched
K 13100 B1Runout side 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 | Asylum Records EF 90042First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Canada | Asylum Records E 45438First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1977 | France | Asylum Records 13096First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Germany | Asylum Records AS 13 101First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Italy | Asylum Records W 13101First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Japan | Asylum Records P-237YFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Asylum Records E 45 438First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | Asylum Records K 13100First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | US | Asylum Records E-45438First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1977 | US | Asylum Records E-45438First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | US | Asylum Records E-45438First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1977 | US | Asylum Records E-45438First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | US | Asylum Records E-45438First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | Asylum Records K 13100First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Argentina | Elektra 325747" | 7" |
16 vinyl pressings of It's So Easy are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1977 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Asylum Records E-45438.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use E-45438, K 13100, EF 90042, E 45438) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ES-45438-A-SP-SP and (SRC logo) ES454̶0̶2̶-B438SP TML-M. 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.
