Vinyl pressings
by Jerry Reed · 1972
The Best Of Jerry Reed was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 7 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.
BPRS-1229 2S - - I - A2Runout A, variant 1
BPRS-1230 2S I A3Runout B, variant 1
BPRS-1230 -1229 --I- A2Runout A, variant 2
BPRS-1230 2S I A4Runout B, variant 2
BPRS-1229-3S HRunout A, stamped
BPRS 1230 3S HRunout B, stamped
BPRS-1229Side A label
BPRS-1230Side B label
BPRS-1229-1S-B2B RSide A
BPRS-1230-1S A2B RSide B
BPRS-1229Side A label
BPRS-1230Side B label
BPRS-1229 2SSide A label
BPRS-1230 2SSide B label
BPRS-1229 ZT.Side A runout
BPRS-1230 ZT.Side B runout
BPRS-1229Side A label
BPRS-1230Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | RCA Victor LSP-4729First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-4729First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-4729First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1972 | India | RCA Victor LSP-4729First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | New Zealand | RCA Victor LSP-4729First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | UK | RCA Victor LSA-3114First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4729First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4729First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4729First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1975 | Spain | RCA Victor LSP-4729LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4729LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | RCA Victor AHL1-4729LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | RCA Victor AYL1-4109LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of The Best Of Jerry Reed are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1972 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor LSP-4729, released April 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSP-4729, LSA-3114) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BPRS-1229 2S - - I - A2 and BPRS-1230 2S I A3. 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.
