Vinyl pressings
by REO Speedwagon · 1977
You Get What You Play For was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. 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 1977, the album's first year, in 7 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.
PAL-34495-1A (This One's Gonna Be Easy) AZ ❀Runout Side A
PAL-34496-1B AZ 2ƧRunout SIde B
PBL - 34496 - LB AZ 2ƧRunout Side C
PBL-34495-1B AZ 2ƧRunout Side D
T 1 PAL-34495-1E (THIS ONE'S GONNA BE EASY) Az 4 ASide A runout - variant 1
T 1 PAL-34496-1F Az A 11 oSide B runout - variant 1
T 1 PBL - 34496-1F Az B24Side C runout - variant 1
T1 PBL-34495-1S AZ B12 oSide D runout - variant 1
PAL-34495-1C AZ (THIS ONE'S GONNA BE EASY)Runout side A
PAL-34496-1C AZRunout side B
PBL-34496 -1G AZRunout side C
PBL-34495-1P AZRunout side D
P PAL-34495-1C PK AZ (This One's Gonna Be Easy)Runout side A, Variant 1
P PAL-34496-1C PK AZRunout side B, Variant 1
P PBL-34496-1G 1K AZRunout side C, Variant 1
P PBL-34495-1P PK AZRunout side D, Variant 1
AL-34495Matrix Record 1 Side A
BL-34495Matrix Record 1 Side B
AL-34496Matrix Record 2 Side A
BL-34496Matrix Record 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Epic 2ELPS 0014First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Canada | Epic PEG 34494 / Epic E 44495First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Epic PEG 34494First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Epic 40AP 521-2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Epic 40AP 521-2First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Rhodesia | CBS KSF 2081First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | South Africa | Epic KSF 2081First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Epic EPC 88265 / Epic EPC 82185First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Epic PEG 34494First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | US | Epic PEG 34494 / Epic 34494First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Epic PEG 34494 / Epic E 34496First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Epic PEG 34494 / Epic 34494First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Epic PEG 34494 / Epic 34494First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Epic PEG 34494 / Epic 34494First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Europe | Epic EPC 88265LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Epic 40-3P-275-6 / Epic/Sony 40-3P-275-6LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | US | Friday Music FRM-34494 / Epic 88875119271LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Epic PEG 34494LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | Epic EPC 451128 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Epic PEG 34494LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Epic PEG 34494 / Epic 34494LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Epic PEG 34494 / Epic 34494LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Epic PEG 34494LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Epic PEG 34494 / Epic EG34494LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Epic PEG 34494 / Epic 34494LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Epic PEG 34494 / Epic 34494LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Epic PEG 34494LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
28 vinyl pressings of You Get What You Play For are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1977 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Epic PEG 34494.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PEG 34494, EPC 88265, 2ELPS 0014, 40AP 521-2) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL-34495-1A (This One's Gonna Be Easy) AZ ❀ and PAL-34496-1B AZ 2Ƨ. 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.
