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Alice's Restaurant by Arlo Guthrie, album cover

Vinyl pressings

Alice's Restaurant

by Arlo Guthrie · 1967

96 pressings13 countriesFolk RockFolkRockFolk

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.

How to spot a first pressing of Alice's Restaurant

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.

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

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US

1967
Label and catalog number
Reprise Records RS-6267Reprise Records RS 6267
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Pitman Pressing, Steamboat Label
Runout / matrix

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

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US

1967
Label and catalog number
Reprise Records RS-6267
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Terre Haute Pressing
Runout / matrix

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

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US

1967
Label and catalog number
Reprise Records RS-6267Reprise Records RS 6267
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Santa Maria Pressing, Steamboat Label
Runout / matrix

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)

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US

1967
Label and catalog number
Reprise Records RS-6267Reprise Records RS 6267
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

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

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US

1967
Label and catalog number
Reprise Records RS-6267Reprise Records RS 6267
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Steamboat Label
Runout / matrix

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

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 96 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s32 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1967CanadaReprise Records RS-6267First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1967CanadaReprise Records RS-6267First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1967CanadaReprise Records RS-6267First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1967FranceReprise Records SRV. 6119First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1967UKReprise Records RLP 6267First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1967USReprise Records RS-6267 / Reprise Records RS 6267First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1967USReprise Records RS-6267First yearLP, Album, Promo · PromoLP, Album, Promo · Promo
1967USReprise Records RS-6267First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1967USReprise Records R-6267First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1967USReprise Records RS-6267 / Reprise Records RS 6267First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1967USReprise Records RS-6267 / Reprise Records RS 6267First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1967USReprise Records RS-6267 / Reprise Records RS 6267First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1967USReprise Records R-6267First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1968AustraliaReprise Records R6267 / Reprise Records R-6267LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1968AustraliaReprise Records RS6267 / Reprise Records RS-6267LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
All 32 pressings from the 1960s
1970s21 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970CanadaReprise Records RS-6267LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1970CanadaReprise Records RS-6267LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1970CanadaReprise Records R 6267LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1970GermanyReprise Records RS 6267LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1970GermanyReprise Records RS 6267LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1971GermanyReprise Records 44 045 / Reprise Records RS 6267LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
1971ItalyReprise Records RS 6267LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1972JapanReprise Records P-8204RLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1973GermanyReprise Records 44 045 / Reprise Records REP 44 045LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1975FranceReprise Records RS 6267LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1975FranceReprise Records 44045 B / Reprise Records (RS 6267)LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1975USReprise Records RS-6267 / Reprise Records RS 6267LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1975USReprise Records RS-6267 / Reprise Records RS 6267LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition
1975USReprise Records RS-6267 / Reprise Records RS 6267LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1975USReprise Records RS-6267 / Reprise Records RS 6267LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
All 21 pressings from the 1970s
1980s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980BrazilReprise Records 34.038LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1981GermanyReprise Records REP 54 118LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1981GermanyReprise Records REP 54 118LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2010s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2016UKReprise Records RS-6267 / Reprise Records PPAN RS-6267LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2017EuropeReprise Records 081227937959LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
2017USReprise Records R1 6267 / Reprise Records 081227937959LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
Year unknown37 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaReprise Records RS6267 / Reprise Records RS 6267LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
?AustraliaReprise Records RS-6267LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
?AustraliaReprise Records RS-6267LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
?AustraliaReprise Records RS6267 / Reprise Records RS-6267LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
?AustraliaReprise Records RS-6267 / Reprise Records RS 6267LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?AustraliaReprise Records RS-6267 / Reprise Records RS 6267LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?CanadaReprise Records RS-6267LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
?CanadaReprise Records RS-6267LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?CanadaReprise Records RS-6267LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?CanadaReprise Records RS-6267LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?EuropeReprise Records REP 44045 / Reprise Records 44 045LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?EuropeReprise Records 44 045 / Reprise Records REP 44 045LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?EuropeReprise Records 44 045 / Reprise Records RS 6267LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?EuropeReprise Records K 44 045LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
?EuropeReprise Records REP 54 118LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
All 37 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. A1Alice's Restaurant Massacree18:20
  2. B1Chilling Of The Evening3:01
  3. B2Ring-Around-A-Rosy Rag2:10
  4. B3Now And Then2:15
  5. B4I'm Going Home3:12
  6. B5The Motorcycle Song2:58
  7. B6Highway In The Wind2:40

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Alice's Restaurant are there?

96 vinyl pressings of Alice's Restaurant are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1967 and 2017.

When was Alice's Restaurant first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Canada, France. One of them is Reprise Records R-6267, released September 1967.

How do I tell if my copy of Alice's Restaurant is a first pressing?

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.

How much is Alice's Restaurant on vinyl worth?

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.

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