Vinyl pressings
by Idris Muhammad · 1976
House Of The Rising Sun was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. 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 1976, the album's first year, in 8 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.
RVG•98787•A-1 VAN GELDERSide A runout - variant 1
RVG 98787•B •RE-2• VAN GELDERSide B runout - variant 1
RVG•98787•A-2• VAN GELDERSide A runout - variant 2
RVG 98787•B-2• VAN GELDERSide B runout - variant 2
SUPERIOR KU 27S1-RVG 98717A-06A Δ20398Runout A, etched
SUPERIOR KU 27S1-RVG 98717-B-06A Δ20398-XRunout B, etched
(MR)Runout A&B, stamped
RVG 98787 ALabel A
Ku27S1 - RVG98787A - 06A MR △20398(1)A-side runout groove inscription
Ku27S1 - RVG98787-B - 06A MR △20398-X(1)B-side runout groove inscription
RVG-98787-AA-side label
RVG-98787-BB-side label
RVG.98787.A-7 x VAN GELDERA runout
RVG 98787.B-7 x VAN GELDERB runout
RVG-98787-AA label
RVG-98787-BB label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada | Kudu KU-27First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Kudu KU 27 / Kudu KU-27First yearLP | LP |
| 1976 | Germany | Kudu KU 27First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | Kudu KU 27First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Jamaica | Kudu KUDU 27First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Kudu GP-3048First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Kudu GP-3048First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | UK & Europe | Kudu KUDU 27 / Kudu KU-27S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Kudu KU-27First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Kudu KU-27 S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Kudu KUDU 27 / Kudu KU-27S1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Kudu KU-27LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | Germany | Kudu KU 27First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Kudu LAX-3259LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP3297 / Kudu MOVLP3297LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP3297 / Kudu MOVLP3297LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of House Of The Rising Sun are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1976 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, Germany, Canada, France and more. One of them is Kudu KU-27.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KU-27, KU-27 S1, KUDU 27, KU 27) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RVG•98787•A-1 VAN GELDER and RVG 98787•B •RE-2• 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.
