Vinyl pressings
by Miriam Makeba · 1970
Keep Me In Mind was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 9 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.
RS-6381 31005 I [Artisan logo] A3 PSide A runout
RS-6381 31006 I [Artisan logo] A3 PSide B runout
31,005Side A label
31,006Side B label
I RS-6381 31005 A-1B [Artisan logo] A2Runout side A, etched
I RS-6381 31006 -B-1 A [Artisan logo] A4Runout side B, etched
31 ,005Label side A
31 ,006Label side B
T| RS-6381 31005-2 [Artisan logo]Side A runout
T| RS-6381 31006-1 [Artisan logo]Side B runout
31,005Label A
31,006Label B
S Ƨ RS-6381 31005 A-1B [Artisan logo] B1Side A runout
Γ RS-6381 31006 B-1A [Artisan logo] A1Side B runout
31,005Side A label
31,006Side B label
RS-6381 31005-A-1B A2 S IRunouts side A
RS-6381 31006-B-1A [Artisan L logo] A4 S IRunouts side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Barbados | Reprise Records RS 6381First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | Reprise Records 6381 / Reprise Records RS 6381First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | France | Reprise Records RS. 6381First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | Reprise Records RS 6381LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | Reprise Records RS 6381First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Italy | Reprise Records SRI 6381First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Lebanon | Reprise Records RS 6381 / Reprise Records 6381First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Nigeria | Philips RSLP 6381First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | Reprise Records RSLP 6381First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Reprise Records 6381 / Reprise Records RS 6381First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Reprise Records RS 6381First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Reprise Records 6381 / Reprise Records RS 6381First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Reprise Records RS 6381First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Reprise Records 6381 / Reprise Records RS 6381First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Reprise Records 44 087 / Reprise Records RS 6381LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | Strut STRUT231LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
17 vinyl pressings of Keep Me In Mind are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1970 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Barbados, Canada and more. One of them is Reprise Records 6381.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6381, RS 6381, RSLP 6381, RS. 6381) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RS-6381 31005 I [Artisan logo] A3 P and RS-6381 31006 I [Artisan logo] A3 P. 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.
