US
August 1967- Label and catalog number
- Reprise Records RS 6255
- Format
- LP, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
30665-1S IRunout stamped Side A
30666-1S IRunout stamped Side B
Vinyl pressings
by Trini Lopez · 1967
Now! 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.
16 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 8 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.
30665-1S IRunout stamped Side A
30666-1S IRunout stamped Side B
40165 SR-6255 A 1A TIA-Side Runout Etching
40165 SR-6255 B 1A TIB-Side Runout Etching
40,165A-Side Label
40,166B-Side Label
30665 RS-6255 A 1D-1 T Λ 5Side A Etched [T Λ Stamped]
30666 RS-6255 B 1B-1 T Λ 5Side B Etched [T Λ Stamped]
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 | Reprise Records R 6255First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Australia | Reprise Records RS 6255First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Brazil | Reprise Records RLP 77.009First yearLP | LP |
| 1967 | Canada | Reprise Records R 6255First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Reprise Records R 6255First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Japan | Reprise Records SJET-7977First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Reprise Records RS 6255 / Reprise Records RS.6225First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | South Africa | Reprise Records R.6255, R6255First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Reprise Records RLP 6255First yearLP | LP |
| 1967 | UK | Reprise Records RSLP 6255First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Reprise Records RS 6255First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Reprise Records RS 6255First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Reprise Records RS 6255First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Reprise Records R 6255First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Reprise Records R 6255First yearLP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Lebanon | Reprise Records RELP 13006 6255LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Reprise Records RS 6255LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
27 vinyl pressings of Now! are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Reprise Records RS 6255, released August 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RS 6255, R 6255, SR 6255, RLP 6255) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 30665-1S I and 30666-1S I. 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.