Vinyl pressings
by The Friends Of Distinction · 1970
Real Friends 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.
14 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 8 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.
ZPRS-8027-30S A\BA Side Runout Groove
ZPRS-8028-3S C/AB Side Runout Groove
ZPRS-8027-3S - AIC RVer3: Side A Etched Rockaway plant
ZPRS-8028-3S A2-A RVer3: Side B Etched Rockaway plant
ZPRS-8027 5S ⅠSide 1 Runout Stamped
ZPRS-8028 5S ⅠSide 2 Runout Stamped
ZPRS-8027Side 1 Label
ZPRS-8028Side 2 Label
ZPRS-8027-1S HRunout side A
ZPRS-8028-1S HRunout side B
ZPRS-8027Label side A
ZPRS-8028Label side B
ZPRS-8027-3S-A2B RRunout side A, etched
ZPRS-8028-3S-A2E RRunout side B, etched
ZPRS-8027Label side A
ZPRS-8028Label side B
ZPRS-8027-3 0 S RRunout side A, stamped
A 3 ARunout side A, etched
ZPRS-8028-3S-C 2 C RRunout side B, etched
ZPRS-8027Label side A
RSide A Etched Rockaway plant
RSide B Etched Rockaway plant
ZPRS-8027-4S-A1DVariant 1: A Side Runout Groove
ZPRS-8028-3S-A2BVariant 1: B Side Runout Groove
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 | RCA Victor LSP-4313First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Australia | RCA Victor LSP-4313First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Brazil | RCA Victor LPM-4313First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-4313First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-4313First yearLP | LP |
| 1970 | Mexico | RCA Victor LPM/S-4313First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | New Zealand | RCA Victor LSP-4313First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4313First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4313First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4313First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4313First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4313First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4313First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Venezuela | RCA Victor LPVS-1084First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of Real Friends are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Australia, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor LSP-4313.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSP-4313, LPM-4313, LPM/S-4313, LPVS-1084) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZPRS-8027-30S A\B and ZPRS-8028-3S C/A. 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.
