Vinyl pressings
by Family · 1969
Family Entertainment was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 7 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 6340A-2 ✳TSide A runout variant 1
RSLP 6340B-2 ✳TSide B runout variant 1
RSLP 6340A-2 ✳T 1 KT RSide A runout variant 2
RSLP 6340B-2 ✳T 1 KT SSide B runout variant 2
RSLP 6340A-2 *T [etched] KT AF 1Side A runout stamped
RSLP 6340B-2 *T [etched] KT AM 1Side B runout stamped
RSLP 6340-ASide A label
RSLP 6340-BSide B label
P ᴑ 3088 ̶2̶1 RS6340 ̶B̶A - 1C 1 A 2Side A runout, variant 1
P ᴑ 30882 RS6340A -1C A 2Side B runout, variant 1
30.881Side A label
30.882Side B label
30881 RS6340B-1C \ SSide A runout, variant 1
30882 RS6340 AB-1C I 2Side B runout, variant 1
30881 RS6340A - 1DSide A runout, variant 2
30882 RS6340 B-1DSide B runout, variant 2
o T 30881 3̶̷0̶̷8̶̷8̶̷2̶̷ RS 6340B -1A A3Side A etched, except A3
o T 30882 RS 6340A -1A A6Side B etched, except A6
30,881Side A label
30,882Side B label
RS 6340-ASide A (etched)
RS 6340-BSide B (etched)
30881 RS 6340A - 1DSide A (etched)
30882 RS 6340B - 1DSide B (etched)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | Reprise Records RS 6340First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | France | Reprise Records RS. 6340 / Disques Vogue SRV. 6114First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Germany | Reprise Records 6340 / Reprise Records RS 6340First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Italy | Reprise Records SRI 6340First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Reprise Records RS 6340LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1969 | South Africa | Reprise Records RRC.6340 / Reprise Records RS 6340First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Reprise Records RS 6340First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Reprise Records RS 6340 / Reprise Records 6340First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Reprise Records 6340 / Reprise Records RS 6340First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Reprise Records 6340 / Reprise Records RSLP 6340First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Reprise Records RSLP 6340First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Reprise Records 6340 / Reprise Records RS 6340First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Germany | Reprise Records 6340 / Reprise Records RS 6340LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1971 | Germany | Reprise Records 44 069 / Reprise Records RS 6340LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1971 | UK | Reprise Records RSLP 6340 / Reprise Records K44069LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Reprise Records K 44069LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 069 / Reprise Records RS 6340LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Germany | See For Miles Records Ltd. SEE 200 / TIS TIS SEE 200 TOLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1987 | UK | See For Miles Records Ltd. SEE 200LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Europe | Tapestry Records TPT 254LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Reprise Records RS 6340LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Australia | Reprise Records RS 6340LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | Reprise Records 44069LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France & Benelux | Reprise Records 44069 / Reprise Records 6340LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records 44 069LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Reprise Records K 44069LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Reprise Records K 44069LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Reprise Records K 44069LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Reprise Records 6340 / Reprise Records RS 6340LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Reprise Records RS 6340 / Reprise Records 6340LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
30 vinyl pressings of Family Entertainment are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1969 and 2007.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK, US, Canada, France and more. One of them is Reprise Records 6340, released March 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6340, RSLP 6340, RS 6340, RS. 6340) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RSLP 6340A-2 ✳T and RSLP 6340B-2 ✳T. 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.
