Vinyl pressings
by Lou Reed · 1974
Rock N Roll Animal was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
38 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 15 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.
APL1-0472A-52 ISide A runout, variant 1
APL1-0472B-1 ISide B runout, variant 1
APL1 - 0472A-5 ̶2̶ I A1Side A runout, variant 2
APL1 - 0472B-1 A2Side B runout, variant 2
APL1-0472A-6 HA-side stamped
APL1-0472B-2 HB-side stamped
APL1-0472-AA-side label
APL1-0472-BB-side label
APL1-0472A-5 I A1A Side Stamped
APL1-0472B-1 I A1B Side Stamped
APL1-0472A-5 I A1A Side Stamped
APL1-0472B-1 A2B Side Stamped
APL1-0472-A-8-1-1 PR DSide A runout
APL1-0472-B-3-1-1 PR DSide B runout
APL1-0472-ASide A label
APLI-0472-BSide B label
APL1-0472A-52 I A1A side runout, stamped
APL1-0472B-1 A2B side runout, stamped
APL1 0472 - A - 1E BILBO A2AURunout Side A, variant 1
APL1 0472 - B - 1E A35 DBRunout Side B, variant 1
APL1 0472 - A - 1E BILBO A2AARunout Side A, variant 2
APL1 0472 - B - 1E A3N DBRunout Side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | RCA Victor APL1-0472-GFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Australia | RCA Victor APL1-0472-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Australia | RCA Victor APL1-0472-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Australia | RCA Victor APL1-0472-GFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Australia | RCA Victor APL1-0472-GFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Brazil | RCA Victor 104.4051First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | RCA Victor APL1-0472First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | RCA Victor APL1-0472First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | RCA Victor APL1-0472First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | France | RCA Victor APL1 0472First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | France | RCA Victor APL1-0472 / RCA APL1-0472First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | RCA Victor APL1-0472First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Germany | RCA Victor APL1-0472 (LSP)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | RCA Victor APL1-0472 (LSP)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | RCA Victor APL1-0472 / RCA Victor 26.21305First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | RCA Victor AYL1-3664LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Italy | RCA YL 13664LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1980 | Italy | RCA YL 13664LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Italy | RCA YL 13664LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | Italy | RCA YL 13664 / RCA JKAY 33460LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | RCA AYL1-3664LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | RCA AYL1-3664 / RCA Victor AYL1-3664LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | RCA AYL1-3664 / RCA Victor AYL1-3664LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK & Europe | RCA International INTS 5086 / RCA International NL 13664LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | RCA International INTS 5086 / RCA International NL 13664LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | France | RCA NL 13664LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Germany | RCA Victor CL 13664 / RCA Victor APL1-0472LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Germany | RCA Victor NL 83664 / RCA Victor CL 13664LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Germany | RCA Victor NL 83664 / RCA Victor CL 13664LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Portugal | RCA Victor PL 10472LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP529LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2012 | US | RCA 88691958021 / RCA Victor 88691958021LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue |
| 2016 | Europe | RCA Victor 88985349041 / RCA 88985349041LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia & New Zealand | RCA Victor APL1-0472-GLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australia & New Zealand | RCA APL1-0472LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor APL1-0472LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor AYL1-3664LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor APL1-0472LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor AYL1-3664 / RCA APL1-0472LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor APL1-0472LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor AYL1-3664 / RCA APL1-0472LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | RCA International NL 83664 / RCA NL 83664LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | RCA NL 83664 / RCA International NL 83664LP, Reissue, Album | LP, Reissue, Album |
| ? | Europe | RCA NL 83664 / RCA International NL 83664LP, Reissue, Album | LP, Reissue, Album |
| ? | Europe | RCA NL 83664 / RCA International NL 83664LP, Reissue, Album | LP, Reissue, Album |
| ? | Europe | RCA NL 83664 / RCA International NL 83664LP, Reissue, Album | LP, Reissue, Album |
| ? | Europe | RCA NL 83664 / RCA International INTS 5086LP, Reissue, Album | LP, Reissue, Album |
| ? | France | RCA Victor APL1-0472LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
118 vinyl pressings of Rock N Roll Animal are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1974 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is RCA Victor APL1-0472, released February 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use APL1-0472, APL1-0472-G, 104.4051, APL1 0472) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, APL1-0472A-52 I and APL1-0472B-1 I. 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.
