Vinyl pressings
by Ike & Tina Turner · 1974
Sweet Rhode Island Red was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 12 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.
29681 A3/S3A Made in GermanyRunout A, stamped
29681 B2/S3A Made in GermanyRunout B, stamped
UAS 29 681 ALabel A
UAS 29 681 BLabel B
29681 A4/S3A Made in GermanyRunout stamp A
S 29681 B3/S3A Made in GermanyRunout stamp B
UAS 29 681 ALabel A
UAS 29 681 BLabel B
29681 A3/S3A Made in GermanyRunout A, stamped
29681 B2/S3A Made in GermanyRunout B, stamped
UAS 29 681 ALabel A
UAS 29 681 BLabel B
UAS 29681 A-1Side A [Stamped]
UAS 29681 B-1Side B [Stamped]
RJLSide A [Etched]
RJTLSide B [Etched]
UA-LA312-G-1-xLabel A
UA-LA312-G-2-(2)Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Germany | EMI America 1C 064-26 05301LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1987 | Spain | Liberty 056 26 0530 1 / Liberty 056-2605301LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | EMI America 038 15 7692 1 / EMI America 1C 038 15 7692 1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | EMI America 1C 064-26 05301LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
26 vinyl pressings of Sweet Rhode Island Red are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1974 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in Germany, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is United Artists Records UAS 29 681-XO.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UAS 29 681-XO, UAS 29 681 – XO, UAS 29681, L 35327) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 29681 A3/S3A Made in Germany and 29681 B2/S3A Made in Germany. 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.
