Vinyl pressings
by Harry Nilsson · 1969
Harry 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.
12 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 6 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.
XPRS-149-33S-A/A RSide A Run Out, Etched
XPRS-150-30S-A/A RSide B Run Out, Etched
XPRS-0149-32S [etched] A2A RVariant 1 Runout Side 1, Stamped:
XPRS-0150-4S A2CVariant 1 Runout Side 2, Etched:
XPRS 0149 2S HStamped side A
XPRS 0150 1S HStamped side B
XPRS-0149Label side A
XPRS-0150Label side B
XPRS-0149-31S A3 I ˄Runout A variant 1
XPRS-0150-5S I B3Runout B variant 1
˄ L XPRS-0149-31S IRunout A variant 2
XPRS-0150-5S D1 I †Runout B variant 2
XPRS-149-4S B2E RRunout side A, variant 1
XPRS-150-4S A2B RRunout side B, variant 1
XPRS-149-3S A2B RRunout side A, variant 2
XPRS-150-3S A1D RRunout side B, variant 2
XPRS 0149 34S 1Side A, Stamped
XPRS 0150 31S 1Side B, Stamped
XPRS-149-3S A2CSide A
XPRS-149-3S A1ASide B
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 | RCA Victor LSP 4197First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-4197 / RCA Victor LSP 4197First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Japan | RCA SHP-6105First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | New Zealand | RCA Victor LSP-4197First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | RCA Victor SF 8046First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | RCA Victor LSP 4197First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4197First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4197First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4197First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | RCA Victor LSP 4197First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4197First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | RCA LSP 4197 (XPRS-0149)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan | RCA SHP 6105LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1970 | Spain | RCA Victor LSP 4197LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Australia | RCA Victor LSP 4197LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Australia | RCA Victor LSP 4197LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Italy | RCA Victor LSP 4197LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1970 | Italy | RCA Victor LSP 4197LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Australia | RCA Camden CAS-7146LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | Japan | RCA RCA-6152LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | Japan | RCA PG-106LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | RCA SRA-5502LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA Victor AFL1-4197LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP 4197 / RCA LSP-4197LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP 4197LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
25 vinyl pressings of Harry are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1969 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is RCA Victor LSP 4197.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSP 4197, LSP-4197, LSP 4197 (XPRS-0149), SF 8046) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XPRS-149-33S-A/A R and XPRS-150-30S-A/A R. 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.
