Vinyl pressings
by Al Hirt · 1963
Honey In The Horn was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 8 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.
PPRM-2930--7SSide 1 runouts stamp - Variant 1
PPRM-2930--3S A HSide 1 runouts stamp - Variant 2
PPRM-2931--2SSide 2 runouts stamp - Variant 1
PPRM-2931--3S A HSide 2 runouts stamp - Variant 2
PPRS-2932-10S CCRunout side A
PPRS-2933-8S C2Runout side B
PPRM-2930--7S A1 RA-Side Runout Etching
PPRM-2931--6S A3 RB-Side Runout Etching
PPRM-2930A-Side Label
PPRM-2931B-Side Label
PPRS-2932--3SSide A, Stamped (Variant 1)
PPRS-2933--3SSide B, Stamped (Variant 1)
PPRS-2932-10SSide A, Stamped (Variant 2)
PPRS-2933-8SSide B, Stamped (Variant 2)
PPRM-2930--5S I A1Side A runout variant 1
PPRM-2931--5S A1 ISide B runout variant 1
PPRM-2930--5 S I B2Side A runout variant 2
PPRM -2931--5 S I A3Side B runout variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-2733 / RCA Victor LSP 2733First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-2733First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | France | RCA Victor 445.008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP 2733First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Israel | RCA Victor LSP-2733First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Italy | RCA Victor LPM-2733 / RCA Victor LPM 2733First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Italy | RCA Victor LPM-2733First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Italy | RCA Victor LPM-2733 / RCA Victor LPM 2733First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Japan | Victor SHP 5258First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Taiwan | Black Cat Record BC 4003LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2733First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor LSP 2733First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2733 / RCA Victor LPM 2733First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor LSP 2733First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2733 / RCA Victor LPM 2733First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | RCA Victor LPM-2733LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Colombia | RCA Victor LSP-2733 / RCA Victor LPS-62LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | RCA Victor LSP-2733LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | RCA Victor LPM 2733 / RCA Victor LPM-2733LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | RCA Victor RD.7650LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LPM-2733 / RCA Victor LPM 2733LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-2733 / RCA Victor LSP 2733LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-2733LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
37 vinyl pressings of Honey In The Horn are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1963 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, Canada, France, Germany and more. One of them is RCA Victor LPM-2733.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPM-2733, LSP 2733, LSP-2733, 445.008) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PPRM-2930--7S and PPRM-2930--3S A H. 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.
