Vinyl pressings
by The Oak Ridge Boys · 1978
Room Service was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 5 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.
AY-1065-A/ SP HWdpp/woodland \-3Side One, etched
AY-1065-B HW/woodland SRCSide Two, etched (SRC Stamped, Large S with the R and C in the loops
S AY-1065-A-1A HW/WOODLANDVariant 2 Side One, etched
S AY-1065-B-1B HW/WOODLANDVariant 2 Side Two, etched
AY-1065-A HW/WOODLAND KEELA Side, Variant 1, Etch
AY-1065-B HW/WOODLAND KEELB Side, Variant 1, Etch
AY-1065-A HW/WOODLAND B TWO [union-jack]A Side, Variant 2, etched except [B] + [flag]
AY-1065-B HW/WOODLAND B-KLB Side, Variant 2, etched except [B-KL]
AY-1065-ASide One, etched
AY-1065-BSide Two, etched (SRC Stamped, Large S with the R and C in the loops
(AY-1065-A)Label [Side A]
(AY-1065-B)Label [Side B]
1-2 AY-1065-A1 SP hwdp/woodlandSide 1 (etched)
[SRC logo] AY-1065-B HW/woodlandSide 2 (etched)
AY-1065-A SPSide 1 label
AY-1065-B SPSide 2 label
SXT 1S AY-1065-A1 HW/woodland cBSide A Runout, Etched
S2 AY-1065-1B SXT HW/woodland B8Side B Runout, Etched
AY-1065-ASide A label
AY-1065-BSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia & New Zealand | ABC Records AY1065First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | ABC Records 9022-1065First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5257First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5257First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1978 | US | ABC Records AY-1065LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1978 | US | ABC Records AY-1065 / ABC Records AY 1065First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | ABC Records AY-1065First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | ABC Records AY-1065First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | ABC Records AY-1065First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | ABC Records AY-1065First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | ABC Records AY-1065 / ABC Records AY 1065First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | ABC Records AY-1065LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1978 | US | ABC Records AY-1065First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | New Zealand | ABC Records AY 1065First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | MCA Records MAY 1065LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | MCA Records MAY-1065LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | Canada | MCA Records MCA 37153LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | MCA Records MAY 1065LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records AY-1065LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| ? | US | ABC Records AY-1065LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
20 vinyl pressings of Room Service are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1978 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, New Zealand, Australia & New Zealand and more. One of them is ABC Records AY-1065, released May 25, 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AY-1065, ABCL 5257, AY 1065, AY1065) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AY-1065-A/ SP HWdpp/woodland \-3 and AY-1065-B HW/woodland SRC. 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.
