Australia
1972- Label and catalog number
- RAK RAK-10061
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single

Vinyl pressings
by New World · 1972
Living Next Door To Alice was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. 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 1972, the album's first year, in 8 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.
RAK142-A
RAK142-B
7YT1114-2 RAK142A
7YT1115-2 RAK142B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Unknown | RAK RAK. 142First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Australia | RAK RAK-10061First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Australia | RAK RAK-10061First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Australia | RAK RAK-10061First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Australia | RAK RAK-10061First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Australia | RAK RAK-10061First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Denmark | RAK RAK 142First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Germany | Columbia 1 C 006-93 986First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Norway | RAK 7E 006-93986First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | South Africa | Columbia DSA 1046First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Sweden | RAK 4E 006-93986First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton SRAK-88633 / RAK SRAK-88633First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1972 | UK | RAK RAK 142First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | UK | RAK RAK 142First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | RAK ZS7 45147", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
18 vinyl pressings of Living Next Door To Alice are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1972 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in Australia, UK, Denmark, Germany and more. One of them is RAK RAK-10061.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RAK-10061, RAK. 142, RAK 142, 1 C 006-93 986) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.