Vinyl pressings
by Charlie Daniels · 1973
Uneasy Rider was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 6 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.
KAS-576-A-2 SON S-3752 Bell Sound RCKRunout Side A etched [Bell Sound stamped], variant 1
KAS-576-B-2 Bell Sound RCK SON S-3753Runout Side B etched [Bell Sound stamped], variant 1
KAS 576ALabel Side A
KAS 576BLabel Side B
KAS-576-A-1 T Bell Sound RCKRunout A etched [Bell Sound stamped]
KAS-576-B-1 Bell Sound RCKRunout B etched [Bell Sound stamped]
KAS 576 ALabel A
KAS 576 BLabel B
KAS-576-A-4 ⓶ (MR) △91507 Bell Sound RCKA side runout
KAS576-B-4 ⓵ (MR) △91507-X Bell Sound RCKB side runout
KAS-576-AA side label
KAS-576-BB side label
KAS-576-A-4① MR[in circle] △91507 Bell Sound RCKSide A etched exc. MR and Bell Sound stamp
KAS-576-B-4 ① MR[in circle] △91507-X Bell Sound RCKSide B etched exc. MR and Bell Sound stamp
KAS-576-ASide A label
KAS-576-BSide B label
KAS-576-A-1 Bell Sound RCK IRunout A etched [Bell Sound, I stamped]
KAS-576-B-1 Bell Sound RCK IRunout B etched [Bell Sound, I stamped]
KAS 576 ALabel A
KAS 576 BLabel B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Kama Sutra 2013 067First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Australia | Kama Sutra 2013067First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Canada | Kama Sutra KA 576XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Kama Sutra KA 576XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Kama Sutra KA 576First year7", Single, Promo, Mono, Stereo · Promo, Mono | 7", Single, Promo, Mono, Stereo · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | France | Kama Sutra 610.123 610 123 (KA 576)First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Germany | Kama Sutra 2013 067First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Kama Sutra 2013 067First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | Kama Sutra KA 576First year7", Single, Promo, Mono, Stereo · Promo, Mono | 7", Single, Promo, Mono, Stereo · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | Kama Sutra KA 576First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | Kama Sutra KA 576First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Kama Sutra KA-576First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1973 | US | Kama Sutra KA-576First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1973 | US | Kama Sutra KA 576First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Uneasy Rider are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Australia, Canada, France and more. One of them is Kama Sutra KA 576.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KA 576, KA-576, 2013067, 2013 067) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, KAS-576-A-2 SON S-3752 Bell Sound RCK and KAS-576-B-2 Bell Sound RCK SON S-3753. 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.
