Vinyl pressings
by Smokie · 1977
It's Your Life 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.
19 pressings came out in 1977, 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.
YRAK 260 A-1 4 GRTRunout A, stamped, variant 1
YRAK 260 B-1 2 GPORunout B, stamped, variant 1
YRAK 260 A-1 4 GL7Runout A, stamped, variant 2
YRAK 260 B-1 2 GHORunout B, stamped, variant 2
YRAK 260 A-1A-Side
YRAK 260 B-1B-Side
RAK 11495 ASide A Runout, Hand Etched
RAK 11495 BSide B Runout, Hand Etched
RAK-11495ASide A Label
RAK-11495BSide B Label
RAK 4C006-99189-ARunout side A
RAK 4C006-99189-BRunout side B
4C 006-99189 ALabel side A
4C 006-99189 BLabel side B
4C006-99189-A FOONA side runout, etched
4C006-99189-B FOONB side runout, etched
6C 006-99189-ARunout A Side, Stamped
6C 006-99189-BRunout B Side, Stamped
006 99189ALabel A Side
006 99189BLabel B Side
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 | Belgium | RAK 4C 006-99189First year7" | 7" |
| 1977 | Belgium | RAK 4C 006-99189First year7", Stereo | 7", Stereo |
| 1977 | Denmark | RAK 6C 006-99 189First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Germany | RAK 1C 006-99 189 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-99 189First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | RAK 1C 006-99 189 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-99 189First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | RAK 1C 006-99 189 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-99 189First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1977 | Ireland | RAK RAK 260First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Ireland | RAK RAK 260First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Japan | RAK ERR-20299First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Japan | RAK ERR-20299First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Netherlands | RAK 5C 006-99 189 / RAK 5C 006-99189First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | New Zealand | RAK RAK 260First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Scandinavia | RAK 7C 006-99189First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | South Africa | RAK RAKJ 1048First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1977 | Turkey | Star S 902First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
19 vinyl pressings of It's Your Life are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in UK, Australia, Belgium, Denmark and more. One of them is RAK RAK 260, released June 17, 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RAK 260, RAK-11495, 4C 006-99189, 6C 006-99 189) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YRAK 260 A-1 4 GRT and YRAK 260 B-1 2 GPO. 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.
