Vinyl pressings
by The Moody Blues · 1971
The Story In Your Eyes was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. 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 1971, the album's first year, in 10 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.
XZDR-49578-T1-1CSide A runout, stamped - variant 1
XZDR-49990-T1-1C ̷მ̷ ̷Ɩ̷Side B runout, stamped - variant 1
XZDR-49578-T1-1C C 1Side A runout, stamped - variant 2
XZDR-49990-T1-1C ̷მ̷ ̷Ɩ̷ U 1Side B runout, stamped - variant 2
XZDR 49 578 K1Runout, side A, stamped
XZDR49 990 K1Runout, side B, stamped
XZDR 49.578Label, side A
XZDR 49.990Label, side B
XDR49990Runout stamped A side
XDR 49578/1Runout stamped B side
XDR 49.990Label A side
XDR 49.578Label B side
ZXDR-49578 Manufactured in GermanyA-side runout area, stamped
ZXDR-49990-I Manufactured in GermanyB-side runout area, stamped
SBoth runouts, etched
ZXDR 49 578A-side center 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Unknown | Threshold TH 6First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Belgium | Threshold TH 3006 70 / Threshold TH 3.006 YFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Germany | Threshold TH 6First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Threshold TH 6 / Threshold ZXDR 49 990First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | Greece | Threshold TH 6First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Italy | Threshold TH 6First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Threshold 6101 601First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Threshold 6101 601First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Portugal | Threshold TH 5First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1971 | South Africa | Threshold FM.7517First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1971 | Spain | Threshold MO 1165First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Sweden | Threshold TH 6First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | France | Threshold TH6 / Threshold TH 6 BFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Lebanon | Threshold TH 67", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Poland | B. Praśniewska Studio Nagrań N-490Flexi-disc, 6", 45 RPM, Single Sided | Flexi-disc, 6", 45 RPM, Single Sided |
15 vinyl pressings of The Story In Your Eyes are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in France, Belgium, Germany, Greece and more. One of them is Threshold TH 6.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TH 6, TH6, TH 3006 70, 6101 601) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XZDR-49578-T1-1C and XZDR-49990-T1-1C ̷მ̷ ̷Ɩ̷. 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.
