Vinyl pressings
by John Denver · 1971
Aerie was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 6 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.
APRS- -5960-5S HRunout, Stamped, Side 1, Variant 1
APRS-5961-5S HRunout, Stamped, Side 2, Variant 1
APRS-5960-6S HRunout, Stamped, Side 1, Variant 2
APRS-5961-5S HRunout, Stamped, Side 2, Variant 2
P-149-A P-245Runout, Etched, Side 1
P-149-B P-246Runout, Etched, Side 2
APRS-5960-1S AIB RSide A runout, variant 1
APRS-5961-5S AIM RSide B runout, variant 1
APRS-5960-2S-A2H 1S RSide A runout, variant 2
APRS-596 ̶0̶1-1S A1Q 1S RSide B runout, variant 2
APRS 5960 7S I A2Side A - Variant 1
APRS_5961_10S I B3Side B - Variant 1
APRS 5960 3S I A1Side A - Variant 2
APRS_5961_10S I A4Side B - Variant 2
APRS-5960-8SRunout, Stamped, Side 1
APRS-5961-10SRunout, Stamped, Side 2
APRS-5960Label, Side 1
APRS-5961Label, Side 2
APRS- -5960 2 DT.Runout, Side 1
APRS-5961-2 DTRunout, Side 2
APRS-5960Label, Side 1
APRS-5961Label, Side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | RCA Victor LSP-4607First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-4607First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP 4607 / RCA Victor LSP-4607First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | RCA RCA-6196LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1971 | Japan | RCA SHP-6234First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Japan | RCA SHP-6234First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | New Zealand | RCA Victor LSP-4607First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4607First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Right On Records P-159First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4607First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4607First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP 4607 / RCA Victor LSP-4607LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | RCA Victor SF 8252 / RCA Victor LSP 4607LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Crash Records P - 149LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1974 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4607LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-4607 / RCA LSP-4607LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor LSP 4607LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor LSP 4607 / RCA Victor 26.21688 ASLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor LSP 4607 / RCA Victor 26.21688 ASLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | RCA RVP-6119LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | RCA Victor SF 8252 / RCA Victor LSP 4607LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor AFL1-4607LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
27 vinyl pressings of Aerie are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1971 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is RCA Victor LSP-4607.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSP-4607, P-159, LSP 4607, SHP-6234) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, APRS- -5960-5S H and APRS-5961-5S H. 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.
