Vinyl pressings
by Trini Lopez · 1963
A-me-ri-ca was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 3 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.
RR-27038-A ∞Side A runout, etched
RR-27038-B ∞Side B runout, etched
RR 27.038 ASide A label
RR 27.038 BSide B label
RR 27.038 ALabel Side A
RR 27.038 BLabel Side B
RR-27038-A <6>Runout Side A
RR-27038-B <6>Runout Side B
RR 27.038 ALabel Side A
RR 27.038 BLabel Side B
RR-27038-ARunout Side A
RR-27038-BRunout Side B
RR 27.038 ALabel Side A
RR 27.038 BLabel Side B
1RR270.38A∞1Runout Side A
1 RR27038B 11∞Runout Side B
RR 27.038 ALabel Side A
RR 27.038 BLabel Side B
RR-27.08-A [Fish symbol]Runout side A
RR-27.08-B [Fish symbol]Runout side B
RR 27.038 ALabel side A
RR 27.038 BLabel side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Brazil | Reprise Records 7R-17.001First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Reprise Records RR 27.038 / Funckler RR 27.038First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Reprise Records RR 27.038 / Funckler RR 27.038First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Reprise Records RR 27.038 / Funckler RR 27.038First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Reprise Records RR 27.038 / Funckler RR 27.038First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Europe | Reprise Records RR 27.038 / Funckler RR 27.038First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Reprise Records RR 27.038 / Funckler RR 27.038First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Reprise Records RR 27.038 / Funckler RR 27.038First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Reprise Records RR 27.038 / Funckler RR 27.038First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Reprise Records RR 27.038 / Funckler RR 27.038First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Reprise Records RR 27.038 / Funckler RR 27.038First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | France | Reprise Records RV. 20.0397", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Peru | Reprise Records REP 34357", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Europe | BR Music 450147", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1985 | Europe | BR Music 450147", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1985 | Netherlands | BR Music 450147", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1985 | Netherlands | BR Music 450147", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Costa Rica | Reprise Records R-10017", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | France | Universum Music 450147", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records RA34357", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Mexico | Reprise Records R-20,1987", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Mexico | Reprise Records R-20,1987", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
22 vinyl pressings of A-me-ri-ca are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1963 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in Europe, Netherlands, Brazil. One of them is Reprise Records RR 27.038, released September 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RR 27.038, 7R-17.001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RR-27038-A ∞ and RR-27038-B ∞. 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.
