Vinyl pressings
by Outlaws · 1980
(Ghost) Riders In The Sky was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. 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 1980, the album's first year, in 8 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.
p AS-0582-SA-CP2 FAB STERLINGA-Side Runout
p AS-0582-SB-CP1 STERLINGB-Side Runout
AS 0582-SAA-Side Label
AS 0582-SBB-Side Label
T AS-0582-SA-CT1 FAB [STERLING] TIIRunout side A, etched [stamped]
AS-0582-SB-CT2 TII [STERLING]Runout side B, etched [stamped]
AS 0582-SALabel side A
AS 0582-SBLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Arista K-8186First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Brazil | Arista 102.730First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Canada | Arista AS0 582First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | France | Arista 102730First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Germany | Arista 102 730 / Arista 102 730-100First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Arista 102.730First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | UK | Arista ARIST 396First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | UK | Arista ARIST 396First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | US | Arista AS 0582First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Arista AS 0582First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Arista AS 0582First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Arista AS 0582First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Arista AS0582First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Guatemala | Arista AS-05827", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Spain | Arista A-102 7307", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
15 vinyl pressings of (Ghost) Riders In The Sky are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1980 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Arista AS 0582.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AS 0582, AS0582, ARIST 396, K-8186) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p AS-0582-SA-CP2 FAB STERLING and p AS-0582-SB-CP1 STERLING. 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.
