US
1961- Label and catalog number
- Riverside Records RLP 9395
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
Vinyl pressings
by Mark Murphy · 1961
Rah was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year. 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.
RLP-12-9395-ASide 1 etched
RLP-12-9395-BSide 2 etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | US | Riverside Records RLP 9395First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Riverside Records RLP 395First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Riverside Records RLP 395First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1961 | US | Riverside Records RS 9395 / Riverside Records RLP 9395First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | UK | Riverside Records RLP395 / Riverside Records RLP 395LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Japan | Riverside Records SMJ-6064 / Milestone SMJ-6064LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Riverside Records SMJ-6064 / Milestone SMJ-6064LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | France | Riverside Records 68.952 / Riverside Records 395LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1984 | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC-141 / Riverside Records RLP-9395LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC-141 / Riverside Records RLP-9395LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Japan | Riverside Records VIJ-4066LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Riverside Records RLP 395LP, White Label | LP, White Label |
| ? | UK | Riverside Records RLP 395LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Riverside Records RLP 395LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Riverside Records RLP 395 / Riverside Records RLP 9395LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Rah are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1961 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US. One of them is Riverside Records RLP 9395.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RLP 9395, RLP 395, RS 9395) 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.