Vinyl pressings
by Richie Havens · 1968
Richie Havens' Record 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.
4 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 2 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.
U5RM̶S-1661-1 Bell Sound IRunout A stamped
U5RM̶S-1662-1 Bell Sound IRunout B stamped
U5RS-1661Matrix A, on label
U5RS-1662Matrix B, on label
U5R ̶M̶-1661-1 ̶U̶5̶R̶M̶ ̶1̶6̶6̶1̶ ̶A̶-̶1̶ Bell Sound RSide A runout
U5R ̶M̶-1662-1 ̶ ̶U̶5̶R̶M̶ ̶1̶6̶6̶1̶ ̶B̶-̶1̶Bell Sound RSide B runout
U5RS-1661Side A label
U5RS-1662Side B label
U5RM 1661-2 Bell SoundSide A runout
U5RM 1662-2 Bell SoundSide B runout
U5RS-1661Side A label
U5RS-1662Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | Douglas SD 779First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Douglas SD 779LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Douglas SD 779First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Douglas SD 779First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Douglas SD 779First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Douglas SD-779LP, Reissue, Album | LP, Reissue, Album |
| 1969 | UK | Transatlantic Records TRA 199LP | LP |
| 1969 | US | Douglas SD 779LP, Reissue, Album | LP, Reissue, Album |
| 1969 | US | Douglas SD 779LP, Reissue, Album | LP, Reissue, Album |
| 1969 | US | Douglas SD 779LP, Reissue, Album | LP, Reissue, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Douglas SD 779LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Richie Havens' Record are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Canada. One of them is Douglas SD 779, released April 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 779) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, U5RM̶S-1661-1 Bell Sound I and U5RM̶S-1662-1 Bell Sound I. 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.
