Vinyl pressings
by Michael Jackson · 1979
She's Out Of My Life was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
T ZSS-16734 7-1F AZ (flower) TIIIIIIRunout Side A, etched variant 1
T ZSS-166549-2E AZ (flower) TIIIRunout Side B, etched variant 1
T ZSS-16734 7-1C AZ (flower)Runout Side A, etched variant 2
T ZSS-166549-2L AZ (flower)Runout Side B, etched variant 2
D MX192089 ES 443-1Side A runout
D MX192090 ES 443-2Side B runout
MX192089Side A label
MX192090Side B label
ZSS 167347Label
ZSS 166549Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Epic ES 443First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Australia | Epic ES 443First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Epic 9-50871First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Costa Rica | Epic 45324First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Ireland | Epic S EPC 8384First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | Jamaica | Epic 9-50871First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Mexico | Epic sc-71837First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Epic ES 443First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Peru | CBS Columbia CSR 1128First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Spain | Epic EPC 8911First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Epic 9-50871First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Epic 9-50871First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Epic ES443 / Quincy Jones Productions ES4437", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Australia | Epic ES443 / Quincy Jones Productions ES4437", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Europe | Epic EPC 83847", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Germany | Epic EPC S 8384 / Epic EPC 83847", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Japan | Epic 06・5P-997", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | Epic 06・5P-997", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | South Africa | Epic EN 50857", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Spain | Epic EPC 89117", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | Epic S EPC 83847", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | Epic S EPC 83847", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Zimbabwe | Epic EN 50857", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | UK | Epic S EPC 83847", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | UK | Epic S EPC 83847", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | UK | Epic S EPC 83847", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | Epic S EPC 83847", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Epic 9-508717", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Styrene, Stereo |
29 vinyl pressings of She's Out Of My Life are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Australia, Canada, Costa Rica and more. One of them is Epic 9-50871.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9-50871, ES 443, 45324, S EPC 8384) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T ZSS-16734 7-1F AZ (flower) TIIIIII and T ZSS-166549-2E AZ (flower) TIII. 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.
