Vinyl pressings
by Dean Martin · 1965
Houston was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1965, 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.
10469 1A R6181-ARunout etched Side A
10470 R6181-B -1KRunout etched Side B
o 10469 1A R6181-A. 1 A4 zRunout etched Side A Variation 2
o 10470 1H zRunout etched Side B Variation 2
30469-RS-6181A -1A.Runout, side A, variant 1
2 & 30470 1G RS-6181BRunout, side B, variant 1
30469-RS-6181A.-1E.Runout, side A, variant 2
30470-RS-6181B.-1E.Runout, side B, variant 2
IIII T 10469 1D R6181 AEtching, Side A
T 10470 ID R6181 BEtching, Side B
30469-RS-6181A -1F. T IIIIII BI oSide A runout
30470 - RS-6181- IA. T / I D oSide B runout
(30,469)Side A label
(30,470)Side B label
o P 10469 1E R-6181 A CSide A runout
P o 10470 1E R6181 B C19Side B runout
30,469Center label, side A
30,470Center label, side B
o 30469-RS-6181A.-1C.p.E2
o 30470-RS-6181B.-1C.p B4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Reprise Records RS-6181 / Reprise Records RS 6181First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Canada | Reprise Records R 6181 / Reprise Records 6181First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Reprise Records RS-6181First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Canada | Reprise Records 6181 / Reprise Records RS-6181First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | France | Reprise Records RVS 6046 / Reprise Records RS 6181First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Reprise Records R-6181First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1965 | UK | Reprise Records R9-6181First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | Reprise Records R-6181First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Reprise Records R9-6181First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | Reprise Records R-6181First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Reprise Records SR-6181 / Reprise Records 6181First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mini-Album, EP, Jukebox, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mini-Album, EP, Jukebox, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Reprise Records 6181 / Reprise Records R-6181First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Reprise Records RS-6181 / Reprise Records RS 6181First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Reprise Records R-6181First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Reprise Records RS-6181 / Reprise Records RS 6181First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Music Hall 12.488 / Reprise Records 12.488LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records RS 6181 / Reprise Records 6181LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records RS 6181LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records RS 6181LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Reprise Records R 0303LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | Reprise Records SJET-7778LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| ? | Netherlands | Marcato 76 081LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Marcato 76081 / Reprise Records RS 6181LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | South Africa | Reprise Records R6181LP | LP |
| ? | US | Reprise Records 6181 / Reprise Records ST-91337LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | Reprise Records RS 6181LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
32 vinyl pressings of Houston are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1965 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Reprise Records 6181, released November 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6181, RS-6181, R-6181, SR-6181) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 10469 1A R6181-A and 10470 R6181-B -1K. 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.
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