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David Live vinyl value

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$45
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3 eBay asks
Every quoted ask sits on a 2017-or-later pressing. The 1983 pressings have no quoted range right now.
Live eBay asks, Sep 23, 2026; sold prices usually close lower. How we price

David Bowie — David Live: pressings we track

PressingCatalogCountryNotesAsking
2017 Parlophone0190295990190WorldwideReissue, Remastered, 180 Gramfrom $45
6 more pressings we track (no quoted eBay range)
PressingCatalogCountryNotes
1983 RCAPL 80771(2)EuropeReissue, Gatefold
1984 RCA VictorPL 89082EuropeReissue
1990 EMIDBLD 1EuropeReissue, Gatefold
1990 EMI2-62 795362 1ItalyReissue, Remastered
1990 Ryko AnalogueRALP 0138/39-2USLimited Edition, Numbered, Reissue
1990 Ryko AnalogueRALP 0138/39-2USLimited Edition, Numbered, Promo

No quoted range right now (why). Scan your copy in the app for a current read.

8 pressings tracked, 7 shown · catalog of 974,753 releases, August 2026

What separates the pressings

Oldest we track, 1983First released 1974; our table starts at 1983 (RCA, Europe). A copy older than 1983 predates everything here. Treat it as the find.
Collector variants1990 US: Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue; 1990 US: Limited Edition, Numbered, Promo. Short runs like these often bring more than a standard early copy.
Reissues, 1990+3 pressings. Easy to find, priced as listening copies.

How to identify your copy

Three checks, in the order worth doing them.

  1. 1

    Match the catalog number. It is printed on the spine and the record label. Check it together with the country against the pressings table above: the same number can appear in more than one country.

  2. 2

    Read the runout. The code etched in the dead wax near the label names the exact pressing. On the 1983 Europe pressing it reads “E 0146 A-2/83 S lll Made in Germany” on side one and “E 0146 B-2/83 S lll Made in Germany” on side two. Jackets get swapped over the decades; the runout does not.

  3. 3

    Grade the condition. The same pressing can be worth several times more in near mint than in VG. Grade the vinyl and the sleeve separately — our grading guide shows the standard scale.

A 1974 jacket with a later disc inside is a reissue in an original sleeve. Judge the pressing by the runout etching and the label, never by the cover.

Questions

Which pressing of David Live is worth the most?

Original 1974 pressings lead; they predate everything in our table, and that scarcity is the point. Among tracked copies, the 1983 pressings come first. Scarcer variants (the 1990 “Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue” and the 1990 “Limited Edition, Numbered, Promo”) can beat an ordinary early copy. After that it is all condition: the gap between near mint and VG is usually larger than the gap between pressings.

How do I tell which pressing I have?

Match the catalog number on the spine and label against the table above, check the country, then read the etched code in the runout groove. On the 1983 Europe pressing the runout reads “E 0146 A-2/83 S lll Made in Germany”. A period jacket with a later disc inside is still a reissue.

How much is David Live worth today?

Sellers ask from $45 for the later pressings we have quotes on (eBay, Sep 23, 2026). The 1983 pressings have no quoted range right now. Sold prices usually close lower. Scan your copy in the app for the range on your exact pressing and condition.

Not sure which pressing you have? Photograph the label and RecordScout names it, then shows a current value range for its condition.

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