US
March 2, 1965- Label and catalog number
- Imperial LP-12280
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo

Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Rivers · 1965
In Action! was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 4 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.
LP-9280 SIDE 1 1A CPRunout Side A, Etched
LP-9280 SIDE 2 1ARunout Side B, Etched
o CRunout, Both Sides, Stamped
LP-9280 1Runout side A, etched, variant 1
LP-9280 2Runout side B, etched, variant 1
LP-9280-1Runout side A, etched, variant 2
LP-9280-2Runout side B, etched, variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Liberty LRP 9280 / Liberty LRP-9280 (0)First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Imperial LP-9280First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Imperial LP-12280First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Canada | Imperial LP-9280First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Imperial LP-12280First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Germany | Liberty SML 83901First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Imperial LP-9280First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Imperial LP-9280 / Imperial LP 9280First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Imperial LP-9280First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Imperial LP-9280First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | US | Imperial LP-12280First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Imperial LP-9280 / Imperial LP 9280First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Imperial LP-12280First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Imperial LP-9280 / Imperial LP 9280First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Imperial LP-12280 / Imperial LP 12280First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Argentina | United Artists Records 5206LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Brazil | United Artists Records UALP12014LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Imperial SJET-7666 / Imperial SIMP-7024LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Taiwan | Leico Record PLS-3089LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Imperial LP-9280LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
26 vinyl pressings of In Action! are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1965 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany. One of them is Imperial LP-12280, released March 2, 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LP-12280, LP-9280, LRP 9280, SML 83901) 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.