Vinyl pressings
by The Isley Brothers · 1974
Live It Up was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. 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 1974, the album's first year, in 9 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.
AD-ZS8-2254-3 KENDUN TI IIIRunout A, variant 1
T AC-ZS7-2254-4 KENDUNRunout B, variant 1
T AC-ZS8-2254-3 KENDUN TIIRunout A, variant 2
AC-ZS8-2254-4 KENDUN TIRunout B, variant 2
p AF-ZS8-2254-3 KENDUNA-Side Runout
p AE-ZS7-2254-4 KENDUNB-Side Runout
ZS8 2254-3A-Side Label
ZS8 2254-4B-Side Label
AB-ZS8-2254-3 KENDUN BRunout A
AA-ZS8-2254-4 KENDUN ARunout B
(45-01733-S)Label A
ZS8 2254-4Label B
p AE- ZS8- 2274-3 KENDUNA-Side Runout Etching
p AE- ZS8- 2274- 3 KENDUN AB-Side Runout Etching
JZS8 2254-1A-Side Label
JZS8 2254-3B-Side Label
EPC S 2578 A1 1 7 ASide A runout
EPC-S-2578-B1 ASide B runout
EPC S 2578ASide A label
EPC S 2578BSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Canada | Columbia ZS8 2254First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | France | Epic EPC 2578First year7" | 7" |
| 1974 | Germany | Epic EPC S 2578First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Germany | Epic EPC S 2578First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Germany | Epic EPC 2578First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Jamaica | T-Neck ZS8 2254First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Epic EPC 2578First year7" | 7" |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Epic BAC 461548First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Spain | Epic EPC 2578First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | UK | Epic S EPC 2578First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | UK | Epic S EPC 2578First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | T-Neck ZS8 2254First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1974 | US | T-Neck ZS8 2254First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | T-Neck ZS8 2254First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | T-Neck ZS8 2254First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
18 vinyl pressings of Live It Up are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1974 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is T-Neck ZS8 2254, released July 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ZS8 2254, S EPC 2578, EPC 2578, EPC S 2578) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AD-ZS8-2254-3 KENDUN TI III and T AC-ZS7-2254-4 KENDUN. 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.
