Vinyl pressings
by Sylvester · 1979
Living Proof was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
T1 F 179010A-2 KENDUN-C JGSSide A runout
T1 F 79010 B-2 KENDUN-D JGS 7 CSide B runout
T1 F. 79010 C-2 KENDUN-D JGS DSide C runout
T1 F 79010 D-2 KENDUN-C JGS 3 BSide D runout
F 79010 A KENDUN-D JGSRunout A
F 79010 B X KENDUN-D JGSRunout B
F 79010 C V KENDUN-D JGSRunout C
F 79010 X-2 D KENDUN-D JGSRunout D
F 79010-1-1A KENDUN -C JGS A4 I SSide A runout, record 1
F 79010-2-1A KENDUN -C JGS C5 I SSide B runout, record 2
F 79010-3-1A KENDUN -C JGS A7 I SSide C runout, record 1
F 79010-4-1A KENDUN -C JGS A8 I SSide D runout, record 2
FT 573 A-1Runout stamped side A
FT 573 B-1Runout stamped side B
BLAIRZRunout etched side A
[Spectacles]Runout etched side B - Square framed spectacles picture
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Argentina | Fantasy Fantasy-9594First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Australia | Festival Records L 37128 / Fantasy F-95940First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | Fantasy 511.7014 / Fantasy F-79010First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | Fantasy F-5940 / Fantasy F . 5940First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Fantasy BBS 25106 / Bellaphon BBS 25106First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | Germany | Bellaphon BBS 25106 / Fantasy BBS 25106First yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 1979 | Italy | Fantasy DPU 95First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Fantasy DPU 95First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Fantasy 1A 062-63408First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Portugal | Fantasy FAN 96-11First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | Fantasy S 60.339First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Fantasy FT 573 / Fantasy 0C 062-63408First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Fantasy F-79010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Fantasy F-79010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Fantasy F-9594First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Greece | Fantasy F 9594 / Fantasy F-9594LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Mexico | Fantasy GX 01-1107LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Peru | Fantasy A20 - FAN 0079010.8LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Turkey | Nectar LP. 8007LP, Album | LP, Album |
21 vinyl pressings of Living Proof are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Fantasy F-79010.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F-79010, F-9594, FT 573, L 37128) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 F 179010A-2 KENDUN-C JGS and T1 F 79010 B-2 KENDUN-D JGS 7 C. 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.
