Desperado vinyl value

Median ask · 2021 UD1S 2-025

$190

Asks start at

$28

Basis

14 eBay asks

Live eBay asks, Nov 7, 2026; sold prices usually close lower. How we price

Eagles — Desperado: pressings we track

Pressing	Catalog	Country	Notes	Asking
2006 Asylum	SD 5068	Europe	Reissue, 180 Gram	from $50
2014 Asylum	RRM1-5068	Europe	Reissue, Remastered, 180g	from $28
2021 Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab	UD1S 2-025	US	Reissue, Remastered, 180g, SuperVinyl	$125–$200
2023 Asylum	08122796166	Argentina	Reissue	from $28
Undated Asylum	8122796166	Europe	Reissue, 180g	from $28

3 more pressings we track (no quoted eBay range)

Pressing	Catalog	Country	Notes
2021 Asylum	RRM1-5068	USA, Canada & Europe	Limited Edition, Reissue, 180 Gram
Undated Asylum	AS 53 008	Europe	Reissue
Undated Asylum	SD 5068	US	Reissue, PRCW

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

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

What separates the pressings

Oldest we track, 2006First released 1973; our table starts at 2006 (Asylum, Europe). A copy older than 2006 predates everything here. Treat it as the find.

Collector variants2021 USA, Canada & Europe: Limited Edition, Reissue, 180 Gram. Short runs like these often bring more than a standard early copy.

Reissues, 2006+4 pressings. Easy to find, priced as listening copies.

How to identify your copy

Three checks, in the order worth doing them.

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
Read the runout. The code etched in the dead wax near the label names the exact pressing. On the 2006 Europe pressing it reads “SD-5068” on side one and “SD 5068 A-1” on side two. Jackets get swapped over the decades; the runout does not.
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 1973 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 Desperado is worth the most?

Original 1973 pressings lead; they predate everything in our table, and that scarcity is the point. Among tracked copies, the 2006 pressings come first. Scarcer variants (the 2021 “Limited Edition, Reissue, 180 Gram”) 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 2006 Europe pressing the runout reads “SD-5068”. A period jacket with a later disc inside is still a reissue.

How much is Desperado worth today?

Sellers ask from $28 for the pressings we track; for the 2021 UD1S 2-025 the median ask is $190 over 7 listings (eBay, Nov 7, 2026). 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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