Vinyl pressings
by Sheena Easton · 1981
For Your Eyes Only was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
45 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 22 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.
EMI 5195 A-2U 11 1 TOWN HOUSERunout side A, variant 1
EMI 5195 B-1U 27 1 TOWN HOUSERunout side B, variant 1
EMI 5195 A-2U 50 2 TOWN HOUSERunout side A, variant 2
EMI 5195 B-1U 20 1 TOWN HOUSERunout side B, variant 2
TOWN HOUSE EMI 5195 A-1USide A [stamped]
TOWN HOUSE EMI 5195 B-1USide B [stamped]
EMI 5195 A-1U 54 1 TOWN HOUSESide A runout
EMI 5195 B-1U 00 1 TOWN HOUSESide B runout
EMI 5195ASide A label
EMI 5195BSide B label
A-1418-S-45-21786-P-3 Ⓧ 0Runout side A, variant 1
A-1418-S-45-21795-P-4 Ⓧ 0Runout side B, variant 1
A-1418-S-45-21786-P-3 Ⓧ 0Runout side A, variant 2
A-1418-S-45-21795-P-4 Ⓧ c1 0 0Runout side B, variant 2
1418-S-45-21786-P-6 ⊗ ☐6 · ─◁Runout side A, variant 1
A-1418-S-45-21795-P-5 ⊗ II5 ─◁Runout side B, variant 1
21786Label A
21795Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Argentina | Liberty DIF 164First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Australia | Liberty EMI-558First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Bolivia | EMI International BO - 1331First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Brazil | Liberty 31C 006 64487First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Canada | Liberty A - 1418 / Liberty A-1418First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Canada | Liberty B-1418First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Europe | Liberty 1 A 006-83 163 / Liberty 1A 006-83163First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Europe | Liberty 1A 006-83163 / Liberty 1 A 006-83163First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Europe | Liberty 1 A 006-83 163 / Liberty 1A 006-83163First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Europe | Liberty 1A 006-83163 / Liberty 1 A 006-83163First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1981 | Europe | Liberty 1A 006-83163 / Liberty 1 A 006-83163First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Europe | Liberty 1A 006-83163First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | France | Pathé C 008-83.163 / Pathé 2 C 008-83163First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | France | Liberty 2C 008-83163 / Liberty 2C 008-83.163First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Guatemala | Liberty 1418First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
45 vinyl pressings of For Your Eyes Only are listed here, from 22 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, US, Australia, Bolivia and more. One of them is EMI EMI 5195, released June 15, 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EMI 5195, PSR 460, A1418, A-1418) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EMI 5195 A-2U 11 1 TOWN HOUSE and EMI 5195 B-1U 27 1 TOWN HOUSE. 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.
