Vinyl pressings
by The Ventures · 1964
Slaughter On Tenth Avenue / Rap City was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. 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 1964, the album's first year, in 9 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.
DO_808_1Runout, side A, variant 1
DO_809_1Runout, side B, variant 1
DO_808_1 A1 1Runout, side A, stamped, variant 2
DO_809_1 A1 1Runout, side B, stamped, variant 2
DO-808A-side label
DO-809B-side label
X DO 808A-Side Runout Etching
DO 809B-Side Runout Etching
DO-808A-side label
DO-809B-side label
DO_808_1A-side runout
DO_809_1B-side runout
DO-808A-side label
DO-809B-side label
LIB 300 A-1NSide A Stamped Variant 1
LIB 300 B-1NSide B Stamped Variant 1
LIB 300 A-1N KT JRSide A Stamped Variant 2
LIB 300 B-1N KT JRSide B Stamped 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | Liberty LIB 300 (0)First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Canada | Dolton Records DO. 300First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Japan | Liberty LR-1186First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Liberty LIB 300 HFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Rhodesia | Liberty LIB 300JFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1964 | South Africa | Liberty LIB 300JFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1964 | Sweden | Liberty LIB 300First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Liberty LIB 300First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Liberty LIB 300First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Dolton Records No. 300First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1964 | US | Dolton Records No. 300First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Dolton Records NO. 300First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1964 | US | Dolton Records No. 300First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1964 | US | Dolton Records No. 300First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | Japan | Liberty LR-11867", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | Liberty LIB 300 G7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of Slaughter On Tenth Avenue / Rap City are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1964 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Dolton Records No. 300.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use No. 300, NO. 300, LIB 300, LIB 300 (0)) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DO_808_1 and DO_809_1. 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.
