Vinyl pressings
by Hubert Laws · 1971
The Rite Of Spring was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year. 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.
RVG 87667 A - 1 VAN GELDERA-side runout, variant 1
RVG 87667 B VAN GELDERB-side runout, variant 1
RVG∙87667∙A 2 VAN GELDER AA-side runout, variant 2
RVG∙87667∙B∙1 VAN GELDER A6B-side runout, variant 2
P RVG·87667·A-1 VAN GELDER A-jSide A runout
P RVG·87667·B-2· VAN GELDERSide B runout
RVG 87667 ASide A label
RVG 87667 BSide B label
RVG 87667 A(Etched) VAN GELDER(Stamped)Side 1
RVG 87667 B-1(Etched) VAN GELDER(Stamped)Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | US | CTI Records CTI 6012First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | CTI Records CTI 6012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | CTI Records CTI 6012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Australia | CTI Records 6489 010LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | CTI Records CTI 6012LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | CTI Records CTI 6012LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | CTI Records SR-3317LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | CTI Records SR 3317LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Spain | CTI Records AC - 30.015 / Acción AC - 30.015LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | CTI Records CTI 6012LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | CTI Records CTI 6012LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | CTI Records CTI 6012LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | CTI Records CTI 6012LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | CTI Records CTI 6012LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | CTI Records CTI 6012LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Canada | CTI Records CTI 8020LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | CTI Records CTI 8020LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Japan | CTI Records K20P 6815LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | CTI Records CTI 6012LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | CTI Records CTI 6012LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | CTI Records CTI 6012LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | CTI Records CTI 6012LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | CTI Records CTI 6012LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | CTI Records CTI 6012LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | CTI Records CTI 6012 / CTI Records RVG 87667LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | CTI Records CTI 6012LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | CTI Records CTI 6012LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
31 vinyl pressings of The Rite Of Spring are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1971 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US. One of them is CTI Records CTI 6012, released September 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CTI 6012) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RVG 87667 A - 1 VAN GELDER and RVG 87667 B VAN GELDER. 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.
