Vinyl pressings
by Sonny Rollins · 1978
Easy Living was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 8 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.
M9080A [Eyes With Eyebrows] FS121977 DT PCRCRPPIT#2Runout side A (variant 1)
M9080B [Eyes With Eyebrows] FS1678 DT PCRCRPPIT#3Runout side B (variant 1)
M9080A 1B [Eyes With Eyebrows] FS121977 DT PCSCRPSM#2Runout side A (variant 2)
M9080BREI-1B [Eyes With Eyebrows] FS121577 DT PCRCRPSM#1Runout side B (variant 2)
M9080A [Eyes With Eyebrows] FS121977 PCRCRPPIT#2Side A runout
M9080BRE1-KB [Eyes With Eyebrows] FS121577 CRCRPSM#1 SX ZSSide B runout
MPO MU 9114 AA Side, machine stamped
MPO MU 9114 BB Side, machine stamped
MPO MU 9114 AA Side, machine stamped
MPO MU 9114 BB Side, machine stamped
M-9080 /A etSide A, etched
M-9080 /B etSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | France | Milestone M 9114First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Milestone M 9114First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Milestone M-9080First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | Milestone HBS 6037First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1978 | Italy | Milestone MSM 9080First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | Milestone MSM 9080First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Milestone SMJ-6221First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Milestone SMJ-6221First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Mexico | Milestone GX 01-1025 / Gamma GX 01-1025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Spain | Milestone M-9080First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Milestone M-9080First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Milestone M-9080First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | Milestone M-9080First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | France | Milestone 68.120LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Japan | Milestone VIJ-4019LP, Album | LP, Album |
15 vinyl pressings of Easy Living are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1978 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, Brazil, France, Germany and more. One of them is Milestone M-9080, released January 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M-9080, M 9114, HBS 6037, MSM 9080) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M9080A [Eyes With Eyebrows] FS121977 DT PCRCRPPIT#2 and M9080B [Eyes With Eyebrows] FS1678 DT PCRCRPPIT#3. 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.
