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The Best Of Eagles vinyl value

Prices for this album are still being collected: our eBay tracker quotes a pressing only after at least three live listings match it. The pressings and identification below are complete.

Eagles — The Best Of Eagles: pressings we track

PressingCatalogCountryNotes
1985 AsylumEKT 5EuropeCompilation
1985 Asylum960 342-1EuropeCompilation, Barcode Sleeve
1985 Asylum960 342-1UKCompilation
1985 ElektraEKT 5UK & EuropeCompilation
1987 AsylumP-13600JapanCompilation, Reissue

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

What separates the pressings

Originals, 19854 first-year pressings (UK, UK & Europe, Europe); any of them is an original. Runout on the UK copy starts “R/S Alsdorf 960342-1 A3”.
JapanPressed to high standards and collected separately; a copy with the original obi strip is a different record to collectors than one without.

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 1985 UK pressing it reads “R/S Alsdorf 960342-1 A3” on side one and “R/S Alsdorf 960342-1 B4” on side two. Sleeves migrate between copies over the years; the etching stays with the record.

  3. 3

    Grade the condition. Condition multiplies the price: near mint can bring several times what a VG copy does. Vinyl and sleeve get separate grades; the scale is in our grading guide.

Discs and jackets part ways over the decades: a 1985 sleeve proves nothing about the record inside it. The runout etching and the label decide the pressing; the cover never does.

Questions

Which pressing of The Best Of Eagles is worth the most?

The 1985 originals lead. 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 if I have a 1985 original?

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 1985 UK pressing the runout reads “R/S Alsdorf 960342-1 A3”. A period jacket with a later disc inside is still a reissue.

How much is The Best Of Eagles worth today?

Market prices move, so a static number goes stale fast. Scan the record in the RecordScout app: it identifies your exact pressing from the label and shows a current value range for its condition.

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