Vinyl pressings
by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass · 1966
S.R.O. was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
40 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 11 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 A+M 4137 B4 1Ƨ o A15A side runout etch, variant 1
SP A+M 4138 a5 2Ƨ A8 oB side runout etch, variant 1
A+M 4137-B12A side runout etch, variant 2
A+M 4138-A15B side runout etch, variant 2
A+M 4137 HIISide A runout, variant 1
A+M 4138 -B12-Side B runout, variant 1
A+M 4137 A15 1 A|||||||||||||||Side A runout, variant 2
A+M 4138 - A13 1 - B1Side B runout, variant 2
A+M 137 RE1 2C IIIIII I-Side A etched, I-stamped
LP 138 R2-2D T AIISide B etched, T stamped
LP-137Label side A
LP-138Label side B
LP 137 Re-1 2DSide A runout, variant 1
LP-138-RE-2-1BSide B runout, variant 1
LP-137-RE-1-1ESide A runout, variant 2
LP-138-RE-2-1BSide B runout, variant 2
LP-137-RE-1-1D A6 P oRunout A
LP-138-RE-2-1E A1 o PRunout B
LP-137Label A
LP-138Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | A&M Records AML 32146First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Brazil | A&M Records FB-171 / Fermata FB-171First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4119 / A&M Records SP 4119(D)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4119 / A&M Records A&M SP 4119First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | A&M Records LP 4119First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | A&M Records LP 119(C) / A&M Records LP 119First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4119 / A&M Records SP-4119First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4119First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Germany | London Records SHA 204First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | India | A&M Records AMLS 988First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Mexico | Tizoc TAMS-9019 / A&M Records TAMS-9019First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Mexico | Tizoc TAMM-9019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | New Zealand | A&M Records SAML 932,146 / A&M Records SAML-932,146First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | New Zealand | A&M Records AML-32,146First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | South Africa | A&M Records LAM 2010First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Ecuador | A&M Records LP-88004LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | A&M Records AMP-7075LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | A&M Records AMP-7075LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Japan | A&M Records C25Y3108LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | A&M Records SAML-932,146 / A&M Records SAML-932146LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Austria | A&M Records 212 013LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Bolivia | A&M Records 10 SFB - 07 / Fermata 10 SFB - 07LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records LP 119LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Chile | Producciones Fermata LF-118LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | A&M Records SP 4.119LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | A&M Records 212 013LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | HÖR ZU SHZT 548LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | London Records SHA 204LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | HÖR ZU SHZT 548LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | A&M Records SAML 932146 / Horizon HZ 83LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | New Zealand | A&M Records SAML 932146LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | A&M Records AMLS 988LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | A&M Records AMLS 988LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | A&M Records AMLS 988LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
78 vinyl pressings of S.R.O. are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1966 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is A&M Records A&M SP 4119, released November 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use A&M SP 4119, SP-4119, LP-119, A&M LP 119) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP A+M 4137 B4 1Ƨ o A15 and SP A+M 4138 a5 2Ƨ A8 o. 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.
