Vinyl pressings
by REO Speedwagon · 1982
Keep The Fire Burning was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 12 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.
01_2495_1A_1Runout A, stamped, variant 1
01_2495_1B_1Runout B, stamped, variant 1
01_2495_1A_1 ARunout A, stamped, variant 2
01_2495_1B_1 ARunout B, stamped, variant 2
p ZSS-169014-1A JS-KENDUNA-Side Runout Etching
p ZSS-169015-1A JS-KENDUNB-Side Runout Etching
ZSS 169014A-side label
ZSS 169015A-side label
T ZSS-169014-1F JS-KENDUN T11A-Side Runout
T ZSS-169015-1D JS-KENDUN T11B-Side Runout
ZSS 169014A-side label
ZSS 169015A-side label
EPC A2495 ASide A label
EPC A2495 BSide B label
ZSS 169014Labels
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Epic ES 761First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Australia | Epic ES 761First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Brazil | Epic 46.548First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Canada | Epic 14-02967First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Europe | Epic EPCA 2495 / Epic A-2495First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Jamaica | Epic 14-02967First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Japan | Epic 07 5P 186First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | Epic 07 5P 186First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1982 | Mexico | Epic SC-71986First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | New Zealand | Epic ES 761First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | South Africa | Epic EN 5350First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Spain | Epic EPC A-2495First year7", Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Spain | Epic EPC A-2495First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | UK | Epic EPC A 2495First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1982 | UK | Epic EPC A2495 / Epic EPC A 2495First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
20 vinyl pressings of Keep The Fire Burning are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in Europe, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is Epic EPCA 2495.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EPCA 2495, EPC A 2495, 14-02967, EPC A2495) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01_2495_1A_1 and 01_2495_1B_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.
