Vinyl pressings
by Ike & Tina Turner · 1976
Greatest Hits 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.
29 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 17 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.
UA-LA592-1- (SET3) UARunout side A, variant 1
UA-LA592-2- II - (SET2) UARunout side B, variant 1
UA-LA592-1- (SET3) UA 3 A CCRunout side A, variant 2
UA-LA592-2- 11 - (SET2) UARunout side B, variant 2
UA-LA592-1 (SET1) (2) UA ECK 8▽♯A Side etched [ECK signature], Variant 1
UA-LA592-2- // - (SET2) UA 3 8▽♯B Side etched, Variant 1
UA-LA592-1 (SET1) (2) UA 5 ECK 8▽♯A Side etched [ECK signature], Variant 2
UA-LA592-2- // - (SET2) UA 3 8▽♯B Side etched, Variant 2
UA-LA592-1-(SET3) UA 3 #12Runout A etched, variant 1
UA-LA592-2- 12 (SET1) UA 2 #61Runout B etched, variant 1
UA-LA592-1-(SET4) UA 4 #55Runout A etched, variant 2
UA-LA592-2- 11 - (SET2) UARunout B etched, variant 2
UA-LA592-1 (SET 1) (2) /2 Eck UA 22Side A Runout Etched
UA-LA592-2- II - (SET2) UA 22Side B Runout Etched
T2 UA-LA592-1-3 ECK ASide A etched
T1 UA-LA592-2-13 A3Side B etched
UA-LA592-1- (SET1) 12 /2 ECK UA 5Runout Side A
UA-LA592-2- 12 (SET1) UA 2Runout Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Argentina | United Artists Records UA-LA592-G / United Artists Records U.A. 8326First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | Australia | United Artists Records L 35845First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Belgium | United Artists Records 4C 064-97 530First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Belgium | United Artists Records 4C 064-97 530First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | Belgium | United Artists Records 4C 064-97530First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Belgium | United Artists Records 4C 064-97 530First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA592-GFirst yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | France | United Artists Records UAS 29940First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | France | United Artists Records UAS 29940First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Germany | United Artists Records UAS 29940 XOT / United Artists Records UA-LA-592-GFirst yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | United Artists Records 64 893 / SR International 64 893LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1976 | Germany | United Artists Records 27 029-8 / Deutscher Schallplattenclub 27 029-8LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1976 | Greece | Liberty 062-2607661First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Italy | United Artists Records UAL 24003First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Japan | Liberty LLS-80537First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Italy | Liberty 3C 054-97530LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1985 | France | Disque D'or 1975301LP, Reissue, Compilation | LP, Reissue, Compilation |
| 1985 | Greece | Liberty 062-2607761LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1985 | Greece | Liberty 062-2607661LP, Compilation, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | France | United Artists Records 1975301LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | United Artists Records 5C 062-97530 / Liberty 064-97530LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | United Artists Records 1C 064-97530 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-97530LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Liberty 46 497 4 / Bertelsmann Club 46 497 4LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | Netherlands | Liberty 1A 064-97530LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Liberty 5C 062-97530, 1A 062-97530LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | EMI America 062-97530 / EMI America 1A 064-97 530LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | United Artists Records 1C 064-97530 / United Artists Records 5C 062-97530LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Sweden | United Artists Records UAS 29940LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
47 vinyl pressings of Greatest Hits are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1976 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, Argentina, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is United Artists Records UA-LA592-G.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UA-LA592-G, L 35845, 4C 064-97 530, 4C 064-97530) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UA-LA592-1- (SET3) UA and UA-LA592-2- II - (SET2) UA. 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.
