Vinyl pressings
by Al Hirt · 1962
Horn A-Plenty was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 3 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.
M2 PP3901--1S I A1Side A runout, variant 1
M2 PP3902- 1S A1 ISide B runout, variant 1
M2 PP3901-1S A4 ISide A runout, variant 2
M2 PP3902-1S I A4Side B runout, variant 2
M2 PY3903-4S I A2Side A stamped
M2 PY3904-1S A1 ISide B stamped
M2 PP3901--3S HSide A stamped
M2 PP3902--3S HSide B stamped
M2PP-3901Side A label
M2PP-3902Side B label
M2 PP3901--1S I B1Side A runout
M2 PP3902- 1S B1 ISide B runout
M2PP-3901Side A label
M2PP-3902Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-2446First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-2446First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | RCA Victor RD-7531First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2446First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2446First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2446First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2446First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2446First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | RCA Victor LPM 2446 / RCA Victor LPM–2446First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2446First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2446First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor LPM 2446 / RCA Victor LPM–2446LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Europe | RCA Victor LSP-2446LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1994 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-2446LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Horn A-Plenty are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1962 and 1994.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is RCA Victor LPM-2446.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPM-2446, LSP-2446, LPM 2446, RD-7531) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M2 PP3901--1S I A1 and M2 PP3902- 1S A1 I. 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.
