Vinyl pressings
by Herb Alpert · 1979
Rise was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
51 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 25 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.
AS A&M SP04790A-S1Side A etched, variant 1
A&M SP04790B-SM3Side B etched, variant 1
A1S A&M SP04790A-SM5Side A etched, variant 2
AS A&M SP04790B-SM3Side B etched, variant 2
A&M SP-04790-A -P4Side A etched, variant 1
A&M SP-04790-B-P1Side B etched, variant 1
A&M SP04790A-P2Side A etched, variant 2
A&M SP04790B-P1Side B etched, variant 2
AM SP04790A-P2Side A Etching, Variant 1
AM SP04790B-P1Side B Etching, Variant 1
AM SP04790A-P1Side A Etching, Variant 2
AM SP04790B-P4Side B Etching, Variant 2
A&M SP-04790-A -P4Side A
A&M SP-04790-B-P1Side B
A&M SP04790A-P1Runout Side A, Variant 1
A&M SP04790B-P1Runout Side B, Variant 1
A&M SP04790A-P4Runout Side A, Variant 2
A&M SP04790B-P4Runout Side B, Variant 2
T1 A+M SP04790A-TH5 BRunout Side A, variant 1
T1 A+M SP04790B-TH7 BRunout Side B, variant 1
T1 A+M SP04790A-T2 II DRunout Side A, variant 2
T1 A+M SP04790B-T7Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Argentina | A&M Records 70630 / A&M Records 70.630First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Australia | A&M Records L 37066 / A&M Records SP 4790First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Barbados | A&M Records SP 4790First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | A&M Records 31C 064 63378First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4790First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4790First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4790LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1979 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4790First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Colombia | A&M Records 106-0005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Ecuador | A&M Records LP-88027First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Ecuador | A&M Records LP-88027First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64790 / A&M Records SP 4790First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64790 / A&M Records SP 4790First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64790 / A&M Records SP 4790First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64790 / A&M Records SP 4790First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | A&M Records SP-3714LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | South Korea | A&M Records SEL-200406LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Yugoslavia | A&M Records SP 4790 / PGP RTB 2220024LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | A&M Records SPJ-4790LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | A&M Records SP-3714LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | A&M Records SP-3714LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | A&M Records SP-3714LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Ecuador | CBS 333-0041LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-053 / A&M Records MFSL 1-053LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 1985 | UK | Hallmark Records SHM 3163LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Spain | A&M Records 393 714-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Japan | A&M Records C25Y3045LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Brazil | A&M Records 393 714-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | US | Herb Alpert Presents HRB 076LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label em 93LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | A&M Records 170025 / A&M Records 170.025LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64790 / A&M Records SP 4790LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64790 / A&M Records SP 4790LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64790LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | A&M Records 393 714-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | A&M Records 393 714-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | A&M Records 393 714-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Mexico | A&M Records SPU-4790LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | A&M Records AMID 135 / A&M Records AMLH 64790LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Hallmark Records SHM 3163LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | UK | A&M Records AMLH 64790LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | A&M Records AMID 135 / A&M Records AMLH 64790LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP 4790LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP 4790 / A&M Records SP 3274LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
91 vinyl pressings of Rise are listed here, from 28 countries, released between 1979 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-4790, released October 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-4790, SP-3714, SP 4790, AMLH 64790) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AS A&M SP04790A-S1 and A&M SP04790B-SM3. 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.
