Vinyl pressings
by REO Speedwagon · 1979
Nine Lives 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.
21 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.
\ S PAL-35988-1C KENDUN-B JGVariant 1, Side A runout
\ S PBL-35988-1C KENDUN-B JGVariant 1, Side B runout
S2 PAL-35988-1A KENDUN-A JGVariant 2, Side A runout
\ S PBL 35928 1M 1CD 0 KENDUN-D A4Variant 2, Side B runout
PAL-35988-1E KENDUN-A T1Side A runout, variant 1
PBL-35988-1G T1Side B runout, variant 1
PAL-35988-1F KENDUN JG C o T1Side A runout, variant 2
PBL-35988-1F KENDUN JG D 5 o T1Side B runout, variant 2
PAL-35988-1C KENDUN-B JG PRunout, side A, etched & stamped, variant 1
PBL-35988-1C KENDUN-B JG C1 PRunout, side B, etched & stamped, variant 1
PAL-35988-1C KENDUN-B JG D PRunout, side A, etched & stamped, variant 2
PBL-35988-1D KENDUN-B JG PRunout, side B, etched & stamped, variant 2
PAL-35988 TIRunout, side A, etched & stamped
PBL-35988 TIRunout, side B, etched & stamped
AL 35988Label, side A
BL 35988Label, side B
PAL-35988 KENDUN-B JGRunout Side A
PBL-35988 KENDUN-B JGRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Epic ELPS 4014First yearLP | LP |
| 1979 | Brazil | Epic 235043 / Epic 235.043First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | Epic FE 35988First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Europe | Epic EPC 83647First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Europe | Epic EPC 83647First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Italy | Epic EPC 83647First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Epic 25•3P-138First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Epic 25•3P-138First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | Epic 25•3P-138LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Epic ELPS 4014First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | EPIC EPC 83647First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Epic EPC 83647 / Epic S EPC 83647First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Epic EPC 83647First yearLP, Album, White Label, Stereo | LP, Album, White Label, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Epic EPC 83647 / Epic S EPC 83647First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Epic FE 35988First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Yugoslavia | Suzy EPC 83647 / Epic EPC 83647LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Spain | Epic LSP 15420LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Epic PE 35988LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Epic PE 35988LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Epic FE 35988 / Epic 35988LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
27 vinyl pressings of Nine Lives are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1979 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Epic FE 35988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FE 35988, AS 643, EPC 83647, ELPS 4014) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, \ S PAL-35988-1C KENDUN-B JG and \ S PBL-35988-1C KENDUN-B JG. 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.
