Vinyl pressings
by Uriah Heep · 1972
Easy Livin' was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
WIPX 1196-1U PORKY P KT 1Side A runout, stamped (PORKY etched)
WIPX 1197-1U T KT 1Side B runout, stamped
WIPX 1196Side A label, inverted
WIPX 1197Side B label, inverted
2-49489-1-1-1 P.R. DRunout side A
2-49493-1-1-1 P.R. DRunout side B
2-49489Label side A
2-49493Label side B
2-49489-3Runout side A
2-49493-3Runout side B
2-49489Label side A
2-49493Label side B
2-49489-4 SSSRunout side A, etched
2-49493-4 SSRunout side B, etched
2-49489Label side A
2-49493Label side B
2-49489-1-1-1Run-out Side A
2-49493-1-1-1Run-out Side B
2-49489Label Side A
2-49493Label Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Bronze 6153 006First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Brazil | Island Records 110.009First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Canada | Mercury M. 73307First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1972 | Denmark | Island Records WIP 6140First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | France | Bronze 6138 018 / Island Records 6138 018First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | France | Bronze 6837 072 / Island Records 6837 072First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox |
| 1972 | Greece | Island Records WIPG 14First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1972 | Guatemala | Mercury 2-49489 / Mercury 73307First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Japan | Bronze LL-2562-BZFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1972 | Japan | Bronze LL-2562-BZFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Bronze 6153 006First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Singapore | Island Records WIP-6140First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1972 | UK | Bronze WIP-6140First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1972 | UK | Bronze WIP-6140First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | US | Mercury 73307 / Bronze 73307First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
19 vinyl pressings of Easy Livin' are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1972 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in UK, US, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Bronze WIP-6140.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WIP-6140, 73307, 6153 006, 110.009) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WIPX 1196-1U PORKY P KT 1 and WIPX 1197-1U T KT 1. 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.
