US
February 1967- Label and catalog number
- Tower T 5065
- Format
- LP, Mono
- Runout / matrix
T-1-5065-F-4 ✲A-side
T-2-5065-H-3 ✲B-side
Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1967
Riot On Sunset Strip 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.
7 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 2 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.
T-1-5065-F-4 ✲A-side
T-2-5065-H-3 ✲B-side
DT-1-5065-A1 IAMA-Side Runout Etching
DT-2-5065-B2 IAMB-Side Runout Etching
DT1-5065A-Side Label
DT2-5065B-Side Label
DT1-5065
DT2-5065
DT-1-5065-A-3 · 1 ✲Runout side A, etched / "1 ✲" stamped
DT-2-5065-A-3 · 1 ✲Runout side B, etched / "1 ✲" stamped
T1-5065-G2 #2 IAM△Side 1 Runout etched, exc [IAM in triangle] stamped (Variant 1)
T2-5065-G2 #2 IAM△Side 2 Runout etched, exc [IAM in triangle] stamped (Variant 1)
T1-5065-G2 IAMSide 1 Runout etched, exc [IAM in triangle] stamped (Variant 2)
T2-5065-G2 IAMSide 2 Runout etched, exc [IAM in triangle] 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Sparton T 5065First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Sparton ST 5065First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Tower DT 5065 / Tower DT-5065First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Tower DT 5065First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Tower DT 5065First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Tower T 5065 / Tower T-5065First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Tower T 5065First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Iran | Top 4 EX 4252 / Top 4 EX 42517", 45 RPM, EP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Tower T 5065LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Tower T 5065LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Riot On Sunset Strip are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada. One of them is Tower T 5065, released February 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 5065, DT 5065, ST 5065) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T-1-5065-F-4 ✲ and T-2-5065-H-3 ✲. 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.

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