Vinyl pressings
by The Animals · 1972
The House Of The Rising Sun was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year. 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.
50 731 A-1 50 290 A-1Runout side A, stamped
50 731 B-1 50 290 B-1Runout side B, stamped
50 291 A-1Runout side C, stamped
50 291 B-1Runout side D, stamped
50 731 B-1X 50290-B-1Runout side A, etched
50 731 B-1X 50290-B-1Runout side B, etched
50 291A-1Runout side C, etched
50 291B-1Runout side D, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Germany | RAK 1C 148-50290/91First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | Germany | RAK 1C 148-50 290/91First yearLP, Compilation, Mispress | LP, Compilation, Mispress |
| 1976 | Netherlands | RAK 1A 138-50290 / RAK 1A 180-50290LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Netherlands | RAK 1A 138-50290 / EMI 1A 138-50290LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | RAK 1A 180-50290 / RAK RAK180.50290/1LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | UK | RAK 5C 180-50290LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | RAK 1A 138-50290LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1981 | Australia | RAK VMP-1101LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Australia | Axis VMP-1101/2LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | RAK 1A 138-50290 / RAK 1A 180-50290LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | RAK 1A 138-50290LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | RAK 1C 148-50290/91LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | France | Emidisc C 048-50731 / Emidisc 2C 048-50.731LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Germany | RAK 1C 148-50290/91LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | EMI 1C 128 15 7679 3 / EMI 128 15 7679 3LP, Compilation, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | RAK 1C 148-50290/91LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
16 vinyl pressings of The House Of The Rising Sun are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1972 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in Germany. One of them is RAK 1C 148-50290/91.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1C 148-50290/91, 1C 148-50 290/91) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 50 731 A-1 50 290 A-1 and 50 731 B-1 50 290 B-1. 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.
