Vinyl pressings
by Ravi Shankar · 1967
Ravi Shankar In New York was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
WPS-21441 Side 1 1BSide A Etched variant 1
WPS-21441 Side 2 1BSide B Etched variant 1
WP-21441 WPS-21441 A-1 A RSide A Etched & Stamped variant 2
WPS-21441 B-2 A1 RSide B Etched & Stamped variant 2
R WPS-21441-2Etched Side 2
R WPS-21441-1Etches Side 1
WP-21441-1 WPS-21441 A-1 B1Side A Etched
WPS-21441 B-2 B1Side B Etched
WP-21441-1 WPS-21441 A-1 A [C] ♫Side A Variant, Etched; Brackets Indicate Stamped
WP-21441-2 (scratched out) WPS-21441 B-1 A [C] ♫Side B Variant, Etched; Brackets Indicate Stamped
WPS 21441 SIDE-1 1A o D2Runout side A
WPS-21441 SIDE 2 1B o SXT A1Runout side B
WPS-21441 Side 1 o 1B PSide A Etched except the o and P pressed
WPS-21441 Side 2 o 1BSide B Etched except for the o is pressed
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Liberty SLYL-932,714First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | World Pacific Records WPS-21441First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | World Pacific Records WP 1441First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | France | Fontana 888.033 TYFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | World Pacific Records WPS-21441First yearLP | LP |
| 1967 | Germany | Liberty LBS 83081EFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Fontana 888 033 TY / Fontana 888 033 ZYFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Peru | Liberty LBS 83081First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Liberty LBS 83081First yearLP | LP |
| 1967 | UK | Fontana TL 5424First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Liberty LBL 83081EFirst yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Liberty LBS 83081ELP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Liberty LBS 83081First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Liberty LBS 83081EFirst yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | World Pacific Records WPS-21441First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | United Artists Records UAS 29 300LP | LP |
| ? | France | United Artists Records UAS 29 300 / United Artists Records UAS 29.300LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | New Zealand | Liberty SLYL-932714 / Liberty SLYL-932,714LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | World Pacific Records WPS-21441LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
29 vinyl pressings of Ravi Shankar In New York are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1967 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is World Pacific Records WPS-21441.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WPS-21441, WP-1441, LBS 83081, TL 5424) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WPS-21441 Side 1 1B and WPS-21441 Side 2 1B. 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.
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