US
1968- Label and catalog number
- A&M Records SP-4145A&M Records SP 4145
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
A+m - SP- 4189 - IRunout side A etched
A+m - SP- 4190 - 2Runout side B etched
SP-4189Matrix print label A
SP-4190Matrix print label B
Vinyl pressings
by Pete Jolly · 1968
Herb Alpert Presents Pete Jolly was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 3 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.
A+m - SP- 4189 - IRunout side A etched
A+m - SP- 4190 - 2Runout side B etched
SP-4189Matrix print label A
SP-4190Matrix print label B
A+m - SP- 4189 - IRunout A etched
A+m - SP- 4190 - 2Runout B etched
o A+m - SP 4189 - 2 I 2 PRunout side A etched
o A+m - SP-4189 - 1 I P A4Runout side B etched
SP-4189Matrix print label A
SP-4190Matrix print label B
SP 4189 - 7 T AlSide A runout
o SP 4190 - 8 T BlSide B runout
SP-4189Matrix print label A
SP-4190Matrix print label B
A&M-SP-4189-15 (MR) △11720Side 1
A&M-SP-4190-15 (MR) △11720-XSide 2
A&M-LP-189-15 (MR) ∆11728Side 1 Runout etched
A&M-LP-190-15 (MR) ∆11728-XSide 2 Runout etched
LP-198Side 1 Label Matrix
LP-190Side 2 Label Matrix
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4145First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | South Africa | A&M Records AMC 2048First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | A&M Records SP-4145 / A&M Records SP 4145First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | A&M Records SP-4145First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | A&M Records SP-4145 / A&M Records SP 4145First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | A&M Records LP-145, SP-4145First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | A&M Records SP-4145 / A&M Records SP 4145First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | A&M Records SP-4145 / A&M Records SP 4145First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | A&M Records SAML-932,888LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Chile | A&M Records 15213LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | A&M Records 212 055LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | New Zealand | A&M Records SAML 932 888LP, Album | LP, Album |
12 vinyl pressings of Herb Alpert Presents Pete Jolly are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Canada, South Africa. One of them is A&M Records SP-4145.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-4145, LP-145, SP-4145, SP 4145, AMC 2048) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A+m - SP- 4189 - I and A+m - SP- 4190 - 2. 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.