Vinyl pressings
by Jim Reeves · 1964
Moonlight And Roses was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1964, 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.
PPRS-0815-105 A1Stamped - Side A, variant 1
PPRS-0816--7S A2Stamped - Side B, variant 1
PPRS-0815-12S I A1Stamped - Side A, variant 2
PPRS-0816--6S I B3Stamped - Side B, variant 2
PPRS—01-12S I Λ2Side A Stamped
PPRS-0816–6S I DFSide B Stamped
PPRM-0813--2S I B2Side A runout, variant 1
PPRM-0814--2S I A1Side B runout, variant 1
PPRM-0813--2S I B1Side A runout, variant 2
PPRM-0814--2S I A1Side B runout, variant 2
PPRS-0815-13S RSide A Stamped
PPRS-0816-12S RSide B Stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | RCA LSP-2854 / RCA LSP 2854First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Australia | RCA LPM-2854 / RCA LPM 2854First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-2854First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1964 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-2854First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Germany | RCA Victor SVAS 1021First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-2854First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Germany | RCA Victor LPM-2854 / RCA LPM 2854First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Germany | RCA Victor LPM-2854 / RCA LPM 2854First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-2854First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | New Zealand | RCA Victor LP-2854First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | New Zealand | RCA Victor LPM-2854First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Southern Rhodesia | RCA Victor 31,860 / RCA Victor LPM-2854First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Trinidad & Tobago | RCA Victor LPM-2854First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | RCA Victor RD-7639 / RCA Victor LPM-2854First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | RCA Victor SF-7639First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Netherlands | RCA Victor SVAS 1021LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | UK | RCA International INTS 5163 / RCA International NL 43799LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | UK & Europe | RCA International NL 89016 / RCA NL 89016LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA Victor LSP-2854LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor KYL1-0469LP, Stereo, Album, Reissue | LP, Stereo, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-2854LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-2854LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor SVAS 1021LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-2854LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Jamaica | RCA Victor LSP-2854LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | South Africa | RCA Victor 31,860 / RCA Victor LPM-2854LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | RCA Victor SF 7639 / RCA Victor SF-7639LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | RCA Victor SF-7639LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | RCA Victor SF-7639LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | RCA Victor RD-7639LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | RCA Victor SF 7639 / RCA Victor SF-7639LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA Victor AHL1-2854 / RCA Victor LSP-2854LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LPM-2854LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
50 vinyl pressings of Moonlight And Roses are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1964 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor LSP-2854, released May 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSP-2854, LPM-2854, RD-7639, SF-7639) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PPRS-0815-105 A1 and PPRS-0816--7S A2. 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.
