Vinyl pressings
by Mary MacGregor · 1978
In Your Eyes 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.
10 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.
2S SW-50025-A 1C TML-S SX △Runout, side A variant 1
1S SW-50025-B 1A TML-M CRunout, side B variant 1
S SW-50025-A 7A o TML-MRunout, side A variant 2
1S SW-50025-B 1B TML-S DRunout, side B variant 2
INS.3017ALabel - side A
INS.3017BLabel - side B
SW50025-A A1A5 DBSide 1 runout - stamped / DB hand etched
SW50025-B A1A5 DBSide 2 runout - stamped / DB hand etched
SW-50025-A TXDSide A runout
SW-50025-B TGSide B runout
SW-50025-ASide A label
SW-50025-BSide B label
INS.3017ALabel - side A
INS.3017BLabel - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Canada | Ariola Records America SW-50025 / Ariola Records America SW50025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Ariola 25 890 XOTFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Ireland | EMI International INS 3017 / EMI International 0C 062-60 727First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Ariola Records America VIP-6522First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Mexico | Ariola America LA-095First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Ariola America 25 890 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | EMI International INS 3017 / EMI International 0C 062-60 727First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Ariola Records America SW-50025 / Ariola Records America SW50025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Venezuela | Ariola Records America LP-50.025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Australia | Ariola Records America SW 50025First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of In Your Eyes are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Ariola Records America SW-50025.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SW-50025, INS 3017, SW 50025, 25 890 XOT) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2S SW-50025-A 1C TML-S SX △ and 1S SW-50025-B 1A TML-M C. 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.
