Vinyl pressings
by Fanny · 1971
Charity Ball was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. 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 1971, 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.
RS 6456 31247-1-1 B 5 T1Side A runout, variant 1
RS6456 31248-3-1 2 T1Side B runout, variant 1
RS 6456 31247-1-1 1ASide A runout, variant 2
RS6456 31248-1-B-1BSide B runout, variant 2
RS-6456 - A1Side A, variant 1
RS-6456 - B1Side B, variant 1
RS6456-31427-1Side A, variant 2
RS6456-31428-1Side B, variant 2
RS 6456 31247-1 1 PSide A runout, variant 1
RS6456-31248-1 1 PSide B runout, variant 1
P RS 6456 31247 -1 1 A4Side A runout, variant 2
P RS6456 31248 -1 1 B 6Side B runout, variant 2
RS 6456 31247-1-1ASide A Runout Etching
RS 6456 31248-1-B-1BSide B Runout Etching
l S RS 6456 31247-1-1CA Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
31,247Side A Label
K 44144 - A1Side A Runout
K 44144 - B1Side B Runout
K 44144 - A1 5 <Side A runout, variant 1
K 44144 - B1 3 <Side B runout, variant 1
K 44144-A1 2 ΛSide A runout, variant 2
K 44144-B1 2 ΛSide B runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | UK | Reprise Records K 44144First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Reprise Records K 44144First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Reprise Records K 44144First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Reprise Records RS 6456First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Reprise Records RS-6456First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Reprise Records 6456 / Reprise Records RS-6456First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Reprise Records RS 6456LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1971 | US | Reprise Records ST-94011 / Reprise Records 94011LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| 1971 | US | Reprise Records RS 6456 / Reprise Records RS-6456First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Real Gone Music RGM 1407LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 144LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 144LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
12 vinyl pressings of Charity Ball are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1971 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK. One of them is Reprise Records RS 6456.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RS 6456, RS-6456, 6456, K 44144) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RS 6456 31247-1-1 B 5 T1 and RS6456 31248-3-1 2 T1. 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.
