Vinyl pressings
by Ricky Nelson · 1975
The Very Best Of Rick Nelson was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 6 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.
UA-LA330-1-RE1- 22Variant 1 runout A
UA-LA330-2-RE1- 22Variant 1 runout B
UA-LA330-1-RE1- #51Variant 2 runout A
UA-LA330-2-RE1- #48Variant 2 runout B
UA-LA 330-1-RE1-1 3 T1Side A Etched
CSide A Stamped
UA-LA 330-2-RE1-1 1 T1Side B Etched
ASide B Stamped
T1 UA-LA 330-1-RE1-1 CRunout A
T1 UA-LA 330-2-RE1-1 CRunout B
UA-LA330-1-RE1- I #94Runout side A
UA-LA330-2-RE1- 2 #41Runout side B
29751 A1/M3A Made in GermanySide A, runout
29751 B1/M3A Made in GermanySide B, runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA330-EFirst yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Germany | United Artists Records UAS 29751 ZFirst yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | Netherlands | United Artists Records 5C 050-96472First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1975 | South Africa | United Artists Records UAS 7090First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA330-EFirst yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA330-ELP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA330-EFirst yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA330-EFirst yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA330-EFirst yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | Venezuela | United Artists Records UA-LA330-EFirst yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Barbados | EMI America SQ-17192LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | Canada | EMI America SQ-17192LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1986 | US | EMI America SQ-17192LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | United Artists Records UA-LA330-ELP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
14 vinyl pressings of The Very Best Of Rick Nelson are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1975 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, Canada, Germany, Netherlands and more. One of them is United Artists Records UA-LA330-E.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UA-LA330-E, UAS 29751 Z, 5C 050-96472, UAS 7090) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UA-LA330-1-RE1- 22 and UA-LA330-2-RE1- 22. 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.
