Vinyl pressings
by Lee Ritenour · 1979
Lee Ritenour In Rio was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 2 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.
JVC 6305-A DWJ/2Side A scribe - variant 1
JVC 6305-B DWJ/2Side B scribe - variant 1
SIDE A-1 JVC 6305A 113 A&MSide A - variant 2
VIJ-6312-B JVC-6305B 151 kdidc JGSide B - variant 2
1w ALP-3346-ASide A scribe - variant 1
1w ALP-3346-BSide B scribe - variant 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Japan | JVC VIJ-6312First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | JVC VIJ-6312First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Philippines | JVC VIJ-6312 / April Records ALP 3346First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Elektra Musician E1 60024LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Australia | Elektra Musician E1-60024LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Brazil | Elektra Musician 22.055LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Brazil | GRP 290.005LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1982 | Canada | Elektra Musician XE1-60024LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Europe | Elektra Musician MUS 52 350 / Elektra Musician MUS K 52 350LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | Elektra Musician MUS K 52350LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Germany | Elektra Musician MUS 52 350 / Elektra Musician MUS K 52 350LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Germany | Elektra Musician MUS 52 350 / Elektra Musician MUS K 52 350LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Italy | Elektra Musician W 52350 / Elektra W 52350LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Elektra Musician MUS K 52 350LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Scandinavia | Elektra Musician MUS 52 350 / Elektra Musician MUS K 52 350LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | South Africa | Elektra Musician EKL1003LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Spain | Elektra S 90.632LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | Elektra Musician K 52350 / Elektra Musician (E1-60024)LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | Elektra Musician 23(4431)00305LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
29 vinyl pressings of Lee Ritenour In Rio are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1979 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Japan, Philippines. One of them is JVC VIJ-6312.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VIJ-6312) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, JVC 6305-A DWJ/2 and JVC 6305-B DWJ/2. 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.
