Vinyl pressings
by The Monkees · 1967
Headquarters was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
48 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 17 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.
UZRM - - 8395 - - 3S HSide A runout variation 1
UZRM - 8396 - 9S HSide B runout variation 1
A2 U Z R M -8395 -- 7 SSide A runout variation 2
A 2 U Z R M -8396 - 2 7 SSide B runout variation 2
UZRS -8397--5S B1 RSide 1 runout
UZRS--8398--5S A6 RSide 2 runout
UZRS-8397Side 1 label
UZRS-8398Side 2 label
UZRM--8395--5S B7 RRunout Side 1 Var. 1
UZRM-8396-8S R B3Runout Side 2 Var. 1
UZRM--8395--6S A2 RXRunout Side 1 Var. 2
UZRM--8396--2S C5 RXRunout Side 2 Var. 2
UZRS-8397--1S2 I D1Version 1 runout A stamped
UZRS--8398--4S I A2Version 1 runout B stamped
UZRS-8397--4S A1 IVersion 2 runout A stamped
UZRS--8398--4S I A1Version 2 runout B stamped
UZRM-8395-2S IVersion 1 side 1, runout
UZRM-8396-7S IVersion 1 side 2, runout
UZRM--8395-4S I B1Version 2 side 1, runout stamped
UZRM--8396--1S I A6Version 2 side 2, runout stamped
UZRM-8395-15SSide A runout, variant 1
UZRM-8396-14SSide B runout, variant 1
UZRM-8395-13SSide A runout, variant 2
UZRM-8396-16SSide B runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Argentina | RCA Victor AVL-3748First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Brazil | RCA Victor CGL-28004First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | RCA Victor COM-103First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | RCA Victor COS-103First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | RCA Victor COS-103First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | RCA Victor COM-103 RE2LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Colgems COS-103 RE2First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Chile | Colgems CML-2509-X / RCA Victor CML-2509-XFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | France | RCA Victor 740.951First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | RCA COS-103 / RCA Victor COS-103First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | RCA COS-103 / RCA Victor COS=103First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | India | RCA Victor COS-103First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Jamaica | RCA Victor COS-103First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Japan | Victor SHP-5638First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Japan | Victor SHP-5638First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Japan | Bell Records BLPM-22LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Bell Records BLPM-22LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Arista 18RS-30LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | Arista 18RS-30LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1986 | US | Rhino Records RNLP 70143 / Rhino Records RNLP-70143LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5047LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1996 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5047LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1996 | US | Sundazed LP 5047LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | US | Friday Music FRM-10367LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Friday Music FRM-00103 / Rhino Records FRM-00103LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Friday Music FRM-00103 / Rhino Records FRM-00103LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Worldwide | Rhino Records R2 695257Box Set, Limited Edition, CD, Album, Remastered, Stereo, Mono, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono, Limited | Box Set, Limited Edition, CD, Album, Remastered, Stereo, Mono, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono, Limited |
| 2024 | US | Friday Music FRIM 301.1LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Rhino Records RCV1 725334LP, Album, LP, All Media, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, LP, All Media, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Rhino Records R1 725334LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2026 | US | Friday Music FDAT-26113LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | US | Friday Music FRM-26103LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA COS 103LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Bolivia | RCA Victor COS - 103LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | El Salvador | RCA Victor COM-103LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Peru | RCA Victor COS-103LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Colgems COM-103LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Rhino Records RNLP 70143 / Rhino Records RNLP-70143LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Colgems COM-103 RE / Colgems COM-103LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Rhino Entertainment Company R1 552706-3LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
87 vinyl pressings of Headquarters are listed here, from 24 countries, released between 1967 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Argentina and more. One of them is Colgems COM-103, released May 22, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use COM-103, COS-103, COM-103 RE, RD-7886) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UZRM - - 8395 - - 3S H and UZRM - 8396 - 9S H. 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.
