Vinyl pressings
by Family · 1970
A Song For Me 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.
20 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 13 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.
RSLP 9001 A-1 1 KT AHRunout side A variant 1
RSLP 9001 B-2 1 KT AJRunout side B variant 1
RSLP 9001 A-2 1 KT PRunout side A variant 2
RSLP 9001 B-2 1 KT NRunout side B variant 2
31013 3̶1̶0̶1̶6̶ RS 6384 1A A 3 PSide A runout
31014 RS6384B-1A 1 A 3 PSide B runout
31,013Label, side A
31,014Label, side B
T 1 RS 6384 31013 1-C A1Side A runout
T 1 RS 6384 31014 1-CSide B runout
31,013Label, side A
31,014Label, side B
RS 6384 1-B A1 S 31013 IA runout
RS 6384 1-B A 8 S 31014 IB runout
31,013A label
31,014B label
T 1 RS 6384 31013 1-C A1Side A runout
T 1 RS 6384 31014 1-CSide B runout
31,013Label, side A
31,014Label, side B
S ·31013 1 RS 6384 ̶3̶1̶0̶1̶3̶ 1-B A 1Side A runout
S ·31014 1 RS 6384 ̶3̶1̶0̶1̶4̶1-B A 1Side B runout
31,013Side A label
31,014Side B label
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 | Australia | Reprise Records RS.6384First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | Reprise Records RS 6384First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Colombia | Reprise Records RS 6384First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | France | Reprise Records SRV 6115 / Reprise Records SRV. 6115First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | Reprise Records RS 6384First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | Reprise Records RS 6384First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Germany | Reprise Records RS 6384First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Italy | Reprise Records SRI 6384First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Lebanon | Reprise Records RS 6384First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Reprise Records RS.6384First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | South Africa | Reprise Records RRC 6384First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Spain | Reprise Records HRES 291-23First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | Reprise Records RSLP 9001LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1970 | US | Reprise Records RS 6384First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Reprise Records RS 6384 / Reprise Records 6384First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | UK | See For Miles Records Ltd. SEE 240LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | Madfish SMALP993LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | TIS TIS 8101 AS / TIS TIS 8101LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records 44 104LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Reprise Records K44104LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
28 vinyl pressings of A Song For Me are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1970 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Reprise Records RSLP 9001, released January 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RSLP 9001, RS 6384, 6384, RS.6384) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RSLP 9001 A-1 1 KT AH and RSLP 9001 B-2 1 KT AJ. 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.
