Vinyl pressings
by Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band · 1970
Rick Sings Nelson 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.
6 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 4 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.
7 12562 2 1 1Side A etched, variant 1
7 12563 1 1 2Side B etched, variant 1
7 12562 3 2 111 111Side A stamped [exc.1's etched], variant 2
7 12563 3 2 1Side B stamped [exc. 1 etched], variant 2
7 12562 4 2Runout A, variant 1
7 12563 6 2Runout B, variant 1
7 12562 3 2Runout A, variant 2
7 12563 6 2Runout B, variant 2
7 12562 1Side A Etched
7 12563 1Side B Etched
7-12562Side A Label
7-12563Side 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 | MCA Records MAP/S 3595First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Australia | MCA Records MAPS 3595 StereoFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | Decca DL 75236First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | MCA Records MAPS 3595First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | MCA Records MUPS 422LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1970 | US | Decca DL 75236First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Decca DL 75236First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Japan | MCA Records MCA-5045LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | MCA Records MCA-5045LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | UK | MCA Records MUPS 422LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | UK | MCA Records MUPS 422LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | MCA Records MCF 2644 / MCA Records 0C 062 ◦ 95451LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Decca DL 75236LP, Album | LP, Album |
13 vinyl pressings of Rick Sings Nelson are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1970 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany. One of them is Decca DL 75236.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DL 75236, MAP/S 3595, MAPS 3595 Stereo, MAPS 3595) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7 12562 2 1 1 and 7 12563 1 1 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.
