Vinyl pressings
by The Royal Guardsmen · 1967
The Return Of The Red Baron 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.
24 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 15 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.
LR-3379A-1B P 2Side A runout, variant 1, stamped
LR-3379B-1B P 2Side B runout, variant 1, stamped
LR-3379A-1A P 2Side A runout, variant 2, stamped
LR-3379B-1B P 2Side B runout, variant 2, stamped
LR-3379A-1D TIA-side runout variant 1
LR-3379B -1C TIB-side runout variant 1
LR-3379A-1C TIA-side runout variant 2
LR-3379B-1D TIB-side runout variant 2
U4KM-0856A label
U4KM-0857B label
U4KM-0856--1A I A2Side A stamped, variant 1
U4KM-0857--1A I A2Side B stamped, variant 1
U4KM-0856--1A I B3Side A stamped, variant 2
U4KM-0857--1A I B2Side B stamped, variant 2
U4KM-0856A label
U4KM-0857B label
U4KM-0856-1 B1 RA-side runout, variant 1
U4KM-0857-1 B1 RB-side runout, variant 1
U4KM-0856-1 A3 RA-side runout, variant 3
U4KM-0857-1 A1 RB-side runout, variant 3
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 | Australia | Festival Records FK-1709First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Laurie Records L-3379XFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Denmark | Stateside SS 2010First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | France | Disques Vogue INT. 80083First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Germany | Ariola 19 398 ATFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Ireland | Stateside SS(I) 2010First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Japan | Stateside SR-1701First year7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Stateside HSS 1177First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Stateside MSS.2153First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Norway | Stateside SS 2010First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | South Africa | Stateside JSS 1121First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Spain | Hispavox HX 007-75First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Sweden | Stateside SS 2010First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | UK | Stateside SS 2010First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Stateside SS 2010First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Laurie Records L-3319X7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
25 vinyl pressings of The Return Of The Red Baron are listed here, from 15 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Laurie Records LR 3379, released February 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LR 3379, 3379, LR-3379, LR-3379 DJ) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LR-3379A-1B P 2 and LR-3379B-1B P 2. 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.
