Vinyl pressings
by Trini Lopez · 1965
The Rhythm & Blues Album was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. 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 1965, 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.
0 30445-RS-6171-A-1CSide A runout variant 1
0 30446 RS-6171-B-1F ISide B runout variant 1
0 30445-RS-6171-A- 1B.-Etched side A runout variant 2
30446 RS-6171-B. 1B.-Etched side B runout variant 2
40133 A1 TIIA-Side Runout Etching
40134 A1 TIB-Side Runout Etching
40,133A-side label
40,134B-side label
R-6171-A A 4 P O 10445 IDSide A runout etched except [A4PO] Stamped
R-6171-B A 2 P O 10446 IDSide B runout etched except [A2PO] Stamped
10,445Side A label
10,446Side B label
T 10445 1B- R-6171-A CIIISide A Etched [T & C Stamped]
10446 1B R-6171-B- IIIICSide B Etched [C Stamped]
30445-RS-6171-A- 1B.- TSide A runout
30446-RS-6171-B. 1B.- TSide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Canada | Reprise Records RS-6171First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | Canada | Reprise Records R 6171First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Colombia | Reprise Records RE-51007First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | France | Reprise Records RV. 6041 / Reprise Records R. 6171First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Germany | Reprise Records RS 6171First yearLP | LP |
| 1965 | Italy | Reprise Records RI-6171First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Japan | Reprise Records SJET-7746First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Reprise Records RS-6171First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | Reprise Records R 6171First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Reprise Records R9-6171First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Reprise Records RS-6171First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Reprise Records SR 6171First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Jukebox, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Jukebox, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Reprise Records R 6171First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Reprise Records R 6171First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Reprise Records RS 6171 / Reprise Records RS-6171First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Reprise Records RS 6171LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | South Africa | Reprise Records R 6171LP, Album | LP, Album |
21 vinyl pressings of The Rhythm & Blues Album are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1965 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Canada, Colombia and more. One of them is Reprise Records RS-6171.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RS-6171, SR 6171, R 6171, RS 6171) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0 30445-RS-6171-A-1C and 0 30446 RS-6171-B-1F 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.
