Vinyl pressings
by Frank Sinatra · 1961
Granada was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year, in 15 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.
R-20,010-A-1 2 290A-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
R-20,010-B-1 1 279 fB-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
R-20,010-A-1 2 290 fA-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
R-20,010-B-1 1 279 fB-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
R-20,010-A-1 290A-Side Runout Etching
R-20,010-B-2 279B-Side Runout Etching
290A-Side Label
279B-Side Label
R 20010 A-1L 1 OT ESide A runout, stamped & etched
R 20010 B-2L 2 OT BSide B runout, stamped & etched
R.20010-ASide A label
R.20010-BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Canada | Reprise Records R-20,010First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Denmark | Reprise Records R 20.010First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Finland | Reprise Records R 20.010First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | France | Reprise Records RV. 20.001First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Germany | Reprise Records 75 250 AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Greece | Reprise Records Fg 30006First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Hong Kong | Reprise Records R. 001First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Italy | Reprise Records R - 20,010 / Reprise Records R 20.010First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Italy | Reprise Records R 20.010 / Galleria Del Corso R 20.010First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Netherlands | Reprise Records RR 27002First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Netherlands | Reprise Records RR 27002First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | New Zealand | Reprise Records R-20,010First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Norway | Reprise Records R.20.010First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | South Africa | Reprise Records R 20,010First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1961 | Sweden | Reprise Records R 20.010First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
22 vinyl pressings of Granada are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1961 and 1964.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, UK, Canada, Denmark and more. One of them is Reprise Records R-20,010.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R-20,010, R.20010, R 20.010, RV. 20.001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R-20,010-A-1 2 290 and R-20,010-B-1 1 279 f. 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.
