Vinyl pressings
by The Doors · 1991
The Doors was first pressed on vinyl in 1991. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1991, the album's first year, in 11 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.
R/S Alsdorf 755 961085-1-AX 24Runout side A; variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 755 961085-1-BX 17Runout side B; variant 1
R / S Alsdorf 755 961085-1-A 15Runout side A; variant 2
R / S Alsdorf 755 961085-1-B 23Runout side B; variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 755 961085-1-A 76Runout side A, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 755 961085-1-B 32Runout side B, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 755 961085-1-A 66Runout side A, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 755 961085-1-B 17Runout side B, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 755 961085-1-A 80Side A
R/S Alsdorf 755 961085-1-BX 33Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Brazil | Elektra 670.9318First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1991 | Canada | Elektra E1•61047LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1991 | Colombia | Elektra 23(4031)00163First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | Popron 50 115-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1991 | Europe | Elektra 7559-61085-1 / Elektra EKT 85First yearLP, Compilation, Misprint | LP, Compilation, Misprint |
| 1991 | Hungary | MMC Records PLMMC9117First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1991 | Mexico | Elektra LPXE-7066First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1991 | South Africa | Elektra EKC 6189First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1991 | US | Elektra E1•61047First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1991 | US | Elektra E1•61047LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1991 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LP-7 2034727 / Elektra 7559-61085-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1991 | Europe | Elektra 7559-61085-1 / Elektra EKT 85First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1991 | Europe | Elektra 7559-61085-1 / Elektra EKT 85First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1991 | US | Elektra E1•61047LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1991 | Venezuela | Elektra 55.019 / Elektra 7559-61085-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
16 vinyl pressings of The Doors are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1991, in Europe, US, Venezuela, South Korea and more. One of them is Elektra 7559-61085-1, released March 1991.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7559-61085-1, E1•61047, 55.019, 7559-61177-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R/S Alsdorf 755 961085-1-AX 24 and R/S Alsdorf 755 961085-1-BX 17. 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.
