Vinyl pressings
by Don Ho · 1970
Don Ho's Greatest Hits was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 2 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.
30928 RS 6357A-1ARunout Groove, Etched variant 1
30929 RS 6357B-1ARunout Groove, Etched variant 1
30928 RS 6357A-1BSide A runout etched variant 2
30929 RS 6357B-1BSide B runout etched variant 2
30928 RS6357A -1D IT 0 4Side A etched, 0 stamped, variant 1
T \ 30929 RS6357B-1B A5Side B etched, variant 1
30928 RS6357A-1E A T1Side A etched, A stamped, variant 2
30929 RS6357B-1A C T1Side B etched, C stamped, variant 2
p 30928 RS6357A-1G C ABSide A runout
p 30928 RS6357B-1C ECSide B runout
(30,928)Side A label
(30,929)Side B label
(30,928)Side A label
(30,929)Side B label
p o 30928 RS6357A- 1C A7
p o 30929 RS6357B -1C C18
30928 RS 6357A-1B o ARunout, Side A Etched
30929 RS 6357B-1B ARunout, Side B Etched
30,928Label Side A
30,929Label Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | Reprise Records RS 6357First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | Reprise Records RS 6357 / Reprise Records 6357First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1970 | US | Reprise Records RS 6357 / Reprise Records 6357First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Reprise Records RS 6357 / Reprise Records 6357First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Reprise Records RS 6357 / Reprise Records 6357LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1970 | US | Reprise Records RS-6357 / Reprise Records ST-92040LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1970 | US | Reprise Records RS 6357 / Reprise Records 6357First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1970 | US | Reprise Records RS 6357 / Reprise Records 6357First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Reprise Records RS 6357 / Reprise Records 6357First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Reprise Records RS 6357 / Reprise Records RS-6357LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records RS 6357 / Reprise Records 6357LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records RS 6357LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records RS 6357LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records RS 6357LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records RS 6357LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records RS 6357 / Reprise Records 6357LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Reprise Records RS 6357 / Reprise Records 6357LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | Reprise Records RS 6357 / Reprise Records 6357LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Reprise Records ST-92040 / Reprise Records RS 6357LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Repress · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Repress · Club edition |
19 vinyl pressings of Don Ho's Greatest Hits are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Canada. One of them is Reprise Records RS 6357.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RS 6357) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 30928 RS 6357A-1A and 30929 RS 6357B-1A. 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.
