US
1968- Label and catalog number
- Fania Records SLP 354
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · Gold Label

Vinyl pressings
by Joe Bataan · 1968
Riot! was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | US | Fania Records SLP 354First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Fania Records LP 354First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Peru | Fania Records SLP 354LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | London Records SH 8386LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | London Records HA 8386LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Fania Records SLP 354LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | US | Fania Records SLP 354LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | US | Fania Records SLP 354 / Fania Records LP 354LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2007 | US | Fania Records SLP 354LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | USA, Canada & Europe | Fania Records CR00815 / Craft Recordings Latino CR00815LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Fania Records CR00815 / Craft Recordings Latino 00888072621800LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | Discos Fuentes 337152LP | LP |
| ? | US | Fania Records LP 354LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Fania Records SLP 354LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Fania Records SLP 354LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Fania Records LP 354LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | Fania Records LPS-77.321LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Venezuela | Fania Records LP-7321LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Venezuela | Inca Records LP-7321 / Fania Records LP-7321LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Venezuela | Palacio LP-7321LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Venezuela | Fania Records LPS-77.321LP, Album | LP, Album |
21 vinyl pressings of Riot! are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1968 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US. One of them is Fania Records SLP 354.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SLP 354, LP 354) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.