Vinyl pressings
by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass · 1967
Herb Alpert's Ninth was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
35 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
SP-4167-RE-BRun-out Side 1 Variation 1
SP-4168-RE-XRun-out Side 2 Variation 1
SP 4167 RE-C o TRun-out Side 1 Variation 2
SP 4168 RE-R o TRun-out Side 2 Variation 2
SP-4167-RE-B-1 (MR) △11274 C1Runout side A
SP-4168-RE-A -1 (MR) △11274-X B1Runout side B
SP-4167Label side A
SP-4168Label side B
LP-167-4-8Runout Side 1, variant 1
LP 168- 1ARunout Side 2, variant 1
LP-167-1 1ARunout Side 1, variant 2
o LP-168-1A D2Runout Side 2, variant 2
o SP-4167-A-1A Ⓡ ASide A etched (except last A stamped)
o-SP-4168 RE-V 1Side B etched
SP-4167Side A label
SP-4168Side B label
SP 4167-RE-L, (unrecognizeable symbol looks like an etched 8 but the bottom is flat with extra line through it), A(stamped), 4(etched), A(stamped)Side A Runout
P 4168-RE-N(etched), V | V(stamped)Side B Runout
SP-4167-RE-B [MR logo] ∆11274Runout side A, variant 1
SP-4168-RE-A [MR logo] ∆11274-XRunout side B, variant 1
SP-4167-RE-B [MR logo] △11274Runout side A, variant 2
SP-4168-RE-B [MR logo] △11274-XRunout side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | A&M Records SAML-932,717 / A&M Records SAML-932717First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Australia | A&M Records AML-932,717 / A&M Records AML-932717First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Austria | A&M Records 212024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4134First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4134First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | A&M Records LP 134First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Colombia | Fermata LSF 25-45First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | A&M Records 212024 / A&M Records 212 024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Germany | A&M Records 212024 / A&M Records 212 024First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | A&M Records SAML-932,717 / A&M Records SAML-932717First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | A&M Records SAML-932,717 / A&M Records SAML-932717First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | A&M Records AML-32,717 / A&M Records AML-32717First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Portugal | Alvorada LP-26-2First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Scandinavia | A&M Records 212024 / A&M Records 212 024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | South Africa | A&M Records SAS 31First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | A&M Records 212024 / A&M Records 212 024LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Calendar Records L15047 / A&M Records AML-932,717LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | Calendar Records SR66-9797 / Calendar Records AML-932717LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | A&M Records AM 2007LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Taiwan | First Record FL-S1536LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP 4134 / A&M Records SP-4134LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | A&M Records LPS 77264 / A&M Records A & M 4134LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
49 vinyl pressings of Herb Alpert's Ninth are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is A&M Records SP 4134, released December 8, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP 4134, LP-134, SP-4134, LP 134) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP-4167-RE-B and SP-4168-RE-X. 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.
