Vinyl pressings
by Smokie · 1976
Living Next Door To Alice was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
31 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 16 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 244 A-1 GDT 2Side A runout, variant 1
YRAK 244 B-2 GAOSide B runout, variant 1
YRAK 244 A-1Side A runout, variant 2
YRAK 244 B-1Side B runout, variant 2
YRAK 244 A-1 GDT 2Side A runout
YRAK 244 B-2 GAOSide B runout
76 NP 2142 SStereo side, label
76 NP 2142 MMono side, label
P RSO-860-76-NP-2142-S-CPRunout Stereo side
P RSO-860-76-NP-2142-S-CPRunout Mono side
76 NP 2142 SLabel Stereo side
76 NP 2142 MLabel Mono side
76 NP 2142 MMono side, label
76 NP 2142 SStereo side, label
RSO-860-76-NP-2142-MCP
RSO-860 76-NP-2142-S-CP
4C006-98451-A FPRunout side A, etched
4C006-98451-B FPRunout side B, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Belgium | RAK 4 C 006-98451 / EMI 4 C 006-98451First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Belgium | RAK 4C 006-98451First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Brazil | RAK RK-23002First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Denmark | RAK RAK 244First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | Denmark | RAK RAK 244First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | Denmark | RAK RAK 244First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | Denmark | RAK RAK 244First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | Denmark | RAK RAK 244First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Denmark | RAK RAK 244First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Germany | RAK 1C 006-98 451 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-98 451First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | RAK 1C 006-98 451 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-98 451First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Germany | RAK 1C 006-98 451 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-98 451First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Germany | RAK 1C 006-98 451 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-98 451First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Guatemala | EMI 4308First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | Guatemala | EMI 4308First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Guatemala | EMI 43087", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
40 vinyl pressings of Living Next Door To Alice are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1976 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, US, Belgium, Brazil and more. One of them is RAK RAK 244, released November 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RAK 244, RS 860, 4 C 006-98451, 4C 006-98451) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YRAK 244 A-1 GDT 2 and YRAK 244 B-2 GAO. 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.
