Vinyl pressings
by Emmylou Harris · 1975
Elite Hotel was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 9 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.
MS-2236- 31940-1 I 1 A PRunout side A, etched
MS-2236- 31941-1 X I B 2 PRunout side B, etched
(31,940)Matrix side A, on label
(31,941)Matrix side B, on label
T1 MS-2236- 31940-1- 2 ARunout side A, etched ["A" is stamped], Variant 1
T1 MS-2236- 31941-1-2 A HRunout side B, etched ["A" is stamped], Variant 1
T1 MS-2236- 31940-1- 1 ARunout side A, etched , A stamped, Variant 2
T1 MS-2236- 31941-1-2 A 5Runout side B, etched , A stamped, Variant 2
XS / S MS-2236-31940-1C "웃" DRunout Side A, etched, variant 1
XS X ↊ S MS-2236-31940-1A "웃" BRunout Side B, etched, variant 1
MS-2236-31940-1B "웃" SX S1Runout Side A, etched, variant 2
MS-2236-31941-1A "웃" SX S2Runout Side B, etched, variant 2
P MS-2236- 31940-1 X 1 4ARunout side A
P XS 1S MS-2236- 31941-1B "웃" D 3Runout side B
31,940Label side A
31,941Label side B
15 MS-2236- 31940-1A ['stickman' drawing between quotes] A4Runout, Side A
15 MS-2236- 31941-1C ['stickman' drawing between quotes] A4Runout, Side B
31,940Label, Side A
31,941Label, Side B
MX180193Side 1 runout
MX180194Side 2 runout
MS2236-1Side 1 runout
MS2236-2Side 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Reprise Records MS 2236First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Australia | Reprise Records MS 2236First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2236First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2236First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2236First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Reprise Records 54.060First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Reprise Records W 54060First yearLP, 3½", Album, Stereo | LP, 3½", Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Reprise Records P-10163RFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Reprise Records REP 54060First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Reprise Records REP 54060First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Reprise Records REP 54060First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Reprise Records REP 54060LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Reprise Records MS 2236First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Reprise Records MS 2236First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | South Africa | Reprise Records RRC 2214 MS 2236First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Spain | Reprise Records 54060LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK | Edsel Records ED 306LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | US | Nonesuch 559086-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 54 060 / Reprise Records K 54 060LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 54 060LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 060LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 060LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 060 / Reprise Records MS 2236LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Reprise Records REP 54 060LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | Reprise Records REP 54 060LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
65 vinyl pressings of Elite Hotel are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1975 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, Australia, Canada, France and more. One of them is Reprise Records MS 2236.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 2236, 54.060, W 54060, REP 54060) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MS-2236- 31940-1 I 1 A P and MS-2236- 31941-1 X I B 2 P. 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.
