Vinyl pressings
by Kenny Rogers & The First Edition · 1967
The First Edition was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. 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 1967, the album's first year, in 5 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.
30715 RS 6276 A 1G o E 2 SSide A runout, variant 1
30716 RS 6276B 1A o S 1Side B runout, variant 1
30715 RS 6276 A 1G o ASide A runout, variant 2
30716 RS 6276B 1A o A1 S 1Side B runout, variant 2
30715 RS 6276 A TSide A runout, variant 1
30716 RS 6276 B TSide B runout, variant 1
30715 RS 6276 A 1D 1 o A4 TSide A runout, variant 2
30716 RS 6276 B 1D 1 o A7 TSide B runout, variant 2
2 X 10715 1A R-6276A 0 A4Etched Side A
10716 1A R-6276B 0 A1Etched Side B
10716-1S IStamped Side A (Variant 1)
10716-1S IStamped Side B (Variant 1)
P o 30715 RS-6276A IH A2Side 1
o 30716 RS-6276B IF P A3Side 2
10716 1A R-6276ASide A & B Runout Stamped
1076 1A R-6276B
Side A: RSLP 6276A-1*G STEREO
Side B: RSLP 6276B-1*G STEREO
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Reprise Records RS 6276First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Reprise Records R 6276 / Reprise Records RS 6276First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | France | Reprise Records RS 6276 / Reprise Records RS. 6276First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | Reprise Records 6276 / Reprise Records RS 6276First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Reprise Records RSLP 6276First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Reprise Records R 6276 / Reprise Records 6276First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Reprise Records RS 6276First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Reprise Records 6276 / Reprise Records RS 6276First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Reprise Records 6276 / Reprise Records RS 6276First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Reprise Records 6276 / Reprise Records RS 6276First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Brazil | Reprise Records RLP 77.017LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Italy | Reprise Records SRI 6302LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | South Africa | Reprise Records R 6276LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records RS 6276LP, Album, Stereo, Repress | LP, Album, Stereo, Repress |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records RS 6276 / Reprise Records R 6276LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | Goldenlane Records CLP 1550LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | US | Goldenlane RecordsLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Goldenlane RecordsLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records 6276 / Reprise Records RS 6276LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Reprise Records SJET-8030LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | Reprise Records R 6276LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
25 vinyl pressings of The First Edition are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1967 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Reprise Records 6276, released November 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6276, R 6276, RS 6276, RSLP 6276) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 30715 RS 6276 A 1G o E 2 S and 30716 RS 6276B 1A o S 1. 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.
