US
September 1967- Label and catalog number
- Reprise Records R-6267
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono · Pitman Pressing
- Runout / matrix
10,695Side A label matrix
10,696Side B label matrix
10695 R 6267-A 1-DA Side, var. 1
10696 1B R6267BB Side, var. 1

Vinyl pressings
by Arlo Guthrie · 1967
Alice's Restaurant was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 4 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.
10,695Side A label matrix
10,696Side B label matrix
10695 R 6267-A 1-DA Side, var. 1
10696 1B R6267BB Side, var. 1
P 30695 RS-6267 A 1BRunout A, variant 1
P o 30696 RS-6267 B 1CRunout B, variant 1
P o 30695 RS-6267 A 1E 1 2Runout A, variant 2
P o 30696 RS-6267 A 1E 2Runout B, variant 2
o T 30695 RS 6267 A 1-ASide 1 Runout Etched, variant 1
o 30696 RS-6267 B 1B T1Side 2 Runout Etched, variant 1
T 30695 RS 6267 A -1A ® D3Side 1 Runout Etched, variant 2
T 30696 RS 6267 B 1B o A22Side 2 Runout Etched, variant 2
Ƨ \ 30695 RS-6267 A o 1A A19Runout A etched / o stamped (variant 1)
\ 30696 RS-6267 B o 1A A11Runout B etched / o stamped (variant 1)
Ƨ \ o 30695 RS-6267 A o 1A A8Runout A etched / o stamped (variant 2)
Ƨ \ 30696 RS-6267 B o 1A A2Runout B etched / o stamped (variant 2)
30695 RS-6267 A 1A A 1 2 1Runout A, var. 1
30696 RS-6267 B 1A A 3 2 1Runout B, var. 1
RS-6267 A 1-D A4 P o 30695Runout A, var. 2
RS-6267 B 1-B o A3 P o 30696Runout B, var. 2
30695 RS-6267 A 1B 1 A1Side A runout, var. 1
30696 RS-6267 B 1B o A1Side B runout, var. 1
30695 RS-6267 A 1B 1 A5Side A runout, var. 2
30696 RS-6267 B 1B B9 oSide B runout, var. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Reprise Records RS-6267First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Canada | Reprise Records RS-6267First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Canada | Reprise Records RS-6267First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | France | Reprise Records SRV. 6119First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | UK | Reprise Records RLP 6267First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Reprise Records RS-6267 / Reprise Records RS 6267First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Reprise Records RS-6267First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Reprise Records RS-6267First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Reprise Records R-6267First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Reprise Records RS-6267 / Reprise Records RS 6267First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Reprise Records RS-6267 / Reprise Records RS 6267First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Reprise Records RS-6267 / Reprise Records RS 6267First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Reprise Records R-6267First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Australia | Reprise Records R6267 / Reprise Records R-6267LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Australia | Reprise Records RS6267 / Reprise Records RS-6267LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | Reprise Records RS-6267LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1970 | Canada | Reprise Records RS-6267LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1970 | Canada | Reprise Records R 6267LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Germany | Reprise Records RS 6267LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | Reprise Records RS 6267LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Reprise Records 44 045 / Reprise Records RS 6267LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1971 | Italy | Reprise Records RS 6267LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | Reprise Records P-8204RLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Reprise Records 44 045 / Reprise Records REP 44 045LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | Reprise Records RS 6267LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | France | Reprise Records 44045 B / Reprise Records (RS 6267)LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | US | Reprise Records RS-6267 / Reprise Records RS 6267LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Reprise Records RS-6267 / Reprise Records RS 6267LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| 1975 | US | Reprise Records RS-6267 / Reprise Records RS 6267LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | US | Reprise Records RS-6267 / Reprise Records RS 6267LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brazil | Reprise Records 34.038LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 118LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 118LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UK | Reprise Records RS-6267 / Reprise Records PPAN RS-6267LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2017 | Europe | Reprise Records 081227937959LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2017 | US | Reprise Records R1 6267 / Reprise Records 081227937959LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Reprise Records RS6267 / Reprise Records RS 6267LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Reprise Records RS-6267LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Reprise Records RS-6267LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Reprise Records RS6267 / Reprise Records RS-6267LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Australia | Reprise Records RS-6267 / Reprise Records RS 6267LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Reprise Records RS-6267 / Reprise Records RS 6267LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records RS-6267LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records RS-6267LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records RS-6267LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records RS-6267LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 44045 / Reprise Records 44 045LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records 44 045 / Reprise Records REP 44 045LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records 44 045 / Reprise Records RS 6267LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records K 44 045LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 54 118LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
96 vinyl pressings of Alice's Restaurant are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1967 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Canada, France. One of them is Reprise Records R-6267, released September 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R-6267, RS-6267, RLP 6267, SRV. 6119) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 10,695 and 10,696. 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.