Vinyl pressings
by Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra · 1949
Riders In The Sky was first pressed on vinyl in 1949. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1949, 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.
20-3411A 9S IVSide A, runout, variant 1
20-3411B 3S IVSide B, runout, variant 1
L - B 20-3411A 16S IVSide A, runout, variant 2
8 L 20-3411B 12S IV CSide B, runout, variant 2
20-3411A 2S A3Side A runout
20-3411B 1S A3ASide B runout
20-3411-ASide A, Label
20-3411-BSide B, Label
47-2902 A 8S A1A4Runout side A, stamped, variant 1
47-2902B 3S IV A1Runout side B, stamped, variant 1
47-2902A 6S 1 A1 LRunout side A, stamped, variant 2
47-2902B 3S IV A1Runout side B, stamped, variant 2
20-3411-ASide A, Label
20-3411A 3S IV A 2 LA side runout
20-3411B 3S IV A 2 LB side runout
DJ-682-AA side label
20-3411-BB side label
20-3411 ASide A, Runout
20-3411 BSide B, Runout
20-3411-ASide A, Label
20-3411-BSide B, Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Brazil | RCA Victor 82.0597First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1949 | Canada | RCA Victor 47-2902First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1949 | US | RCA Victor 47-2902First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1949 | US | RCA Victor 20-3411First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Promo · Promo | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1949 | US | RCA Victor DJ-682First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Promo · Promo | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1949 | Canada | RCA Victor 20-3411First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1949 | Canada | RCA Victor 20-3411First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1949 | US | RCA Victor 20-3411First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1949 | US | RCA Victor 20-3411First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | US | RCA Victor 47-29027", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | RCA Victor 47-29027", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
11 vinyl pressings of Riders In The Sky are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1949 and 1952.
The earliest pressings are from 1949, in US, Canada, Brazil. One of them is RCA Victor 20-3411, released April 1949.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 20-3411, 47-2902, DJ-682, 82.0597) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 20-3411A 9S IV and 20-3411B 3S IV. 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.
