Vinyl pressings
by Lorne Greene · 1964
Ringo / Bonanza was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 10 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.
PPKM - - 5862 - - 2S A 3 RA side runout stamped, variant 1
PPKM - - 5865 - - 2S A 2 RB side runout stamped, variant 1
PPKM--5862--2S A 2 RA side runout, variant 2
PPKM--5865--2S A 3 RB side runout, variant 2
PPKM-5862--6S I A2Stamped in side A runout, variant 1
PPKM-5865--6S I A2Stamped in side B runout, variant 1
PPKM-5862--6S I A3Stamped in side A runout, variant 2
PPKM-5865--6S B1 IStamped in side B runout, variant 2
PPKM-5862--1S HRunout side A
PPKM-5865--1S HRunout side B
PPKM-5862Label side A
PPKM-5865Label side B
PPKM-5862--1S HStamped in side A runout
PPKM-5865--1S HStamped in side B runout
PPKM-5862Side A label
PPKM-5865Side B label
PPKM - - 5862 - - 2S A1 RSide A etched
PPKM - - 5865 - - 3S RSide B etched
PPKM-5862--1S HStamped in side A runout
PPKM-5865--1S HStamped in side B runout
PPKM-5862Side A label
PPKM-5865Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | RCA 47-8444First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Australia | RCA 47-8444First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Canada | RCA Victor 47-8444First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Germany | RCA Victor 47-8444First year7", Mono, 45 RPM · Mono | 7", Mono, 45 RPM · Mono |
| 1964 | Greece | RCA Victor 47g 1087First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Ireland | RCA Victor ERC 1428First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | New Zealand | RCA Victor 47/8444First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | New Zealand | RCA Victor 47/8444First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Southern Rhodesia | RCA Victor 41.757First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Turkey | RCA Victor 47-8444First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 1428First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor 47-8444First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor 47-8444First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor 47-8444First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor 47-8444First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Belgium | RCA Victor PB 92507", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | RCA Victor 31A-06767", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| ? | Egypt | RCA Victor 47-84447", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor 47-84447", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
27 vinyl pressings of Ringo / Bonanza are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1964 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor 47-8444.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 47-8444, RCA 1428, 47g 1087, ERC 1428) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PPKM - - 5862 - - 2S A 3 R and PPKM - - 5865 - - 2S A 2 R. 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.
