Vinyl pressings
by Dee Dee Sharp · 1962
Ride! 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.
17 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 11 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.
C 230-ARunout side A, variant 1
C 230-BRunout side B, variant 1
DM MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA. C-230-A1Runout side A, variant 2
RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA. C-230-B Audio Matrix DMRunout side B, variant 2
MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA. [MR logo] C-230-A1 44759Runout side A
MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA. [MR logo] C-230-B 44759-XRunout side B
C-230-A1 ARP MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA.A runout, stamped (ARP is script)
C-230-B AudioMatrix ARP RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA.B runout, stamped (ARP is script)
C-230-A1 DM MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA.Side A
C-230-B DM AudioMatrix RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA.Side B
C 230-ARun-Out Etching A-Side [4 O'clock]
C 230-BRun-Out Etching B-Side [4 O'clock]
C-230-A1 MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA. △44759A-side runout
C-230-B RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA. △44759-XB-side runout
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 | Australia | Columbia DO-4323First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Canada | Cameo C-230XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Denmark | Karusell KFF 448First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Germany | Ariola 10 078 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Germany | Ariola 10 078 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Greece | Cameo Parkway 16005 CPFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Japan | Cameo JET-1193First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | New Zealand | Cameo C-230First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Sweden | Karusell KFF 448First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1962 | UK | Cameo Parkway C 230First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | US | Cameo C-230First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Cameo C-230First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1962 | US | Cameo C-230First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | US | Cameo C-230First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Cameo C-230First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | New Zealand | Cameo C-230 / La Gloria Records C-2307", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Cameo C-2307", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
19 vinyl pressings of Ride! are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Cameo C-230.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C-230, C 230, CP 26.363, DO-4323) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, C 230-A and C 230-B. 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.
