US
1970- Label and catalog number
- Reprise Records 0919
- Format
- 7", Single, Styrene · Terre Haute Pressing
- Runout / matrix
N 18594RE-1-2BSide A variant 1
M 17564-1ASide B variant 1
N 18594- R E ---1---2C TISide A variant 2
M-17564-1C TISide B variant 2

Vinyl pressings
by Norman Greenbaum · 1970
Canned Ham 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.
18 pressings came out in 1970, 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.
N 18594RE-1-2BSide A variant 1
M 17564-1ASide B variant 1
N 18594- R E ---1---2C TISide A variant 2
M-17564-1C TISide B variant 2
RS20919AZSide A
RS20919BZSide B
M-18594 RE1-1E BH REC.#0919Side A variant 1
M-17564-1J BH REC.#0919Side B variant 1
N 18594 RE-1-2B pA side runout stamped, variant 1
M 17564-1A pB side runout stamped, variant 1
N 18594 RE-1-2B p 2A side runout stamped, variant 2
M 17564-1A p 3B side runout stamped, variant 2
BH REC#0919 N-18594-RE1 - 1B SSSide A runout
BH REC#0919 M N̶-17564 - 1BSide B runout
N18594RE1Side A label
M17564Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Reprise Records 0919First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | France | Reprise Records RV. 20245 / Reprise Records 0919First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Germany | Reprise Records RA 0919First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Greece | Reprise Records Fg 30144First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Ireland | Reprise Records RS 20919First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Italy | Reprise Records R 02143First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Reprise Records R 0919First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Portugal | Reprise Records RS.20919First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | UK | Reprise Records RS.20919First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Reprise Records 0919First year7", Single, Styrene | 7", Single, Styrene |
| 1970 | US | Reprise Records 0919First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Reprise Records RS.20919First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | Reprise Records R 02143First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | US | Reprise Records 0919First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1970 | US | Reprise Records 0919First year7", Single, Styrene | 7", Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records 09197", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records RA 09197", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
20 vinyl pressings of Canned Ham are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Australia, France and more. One of them is Reprise Records 0919.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 0919, RS.20919, R 02143, RV. 20245) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, N 18594RE-1-2B and M 17564-1A. 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.