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America (self-titled) vinyl value

America (self-titled) — America album cover
Prices for this album are still being collected: our eBay tracker quotes a pressing only after at least three live listings match it. The pressings and identification below are complete.

America — America (self-titled): pressings we track

PressingCatalogCountryNotes
2008 Friday MusicFRM 9001USReissue, 180g
2013 Music On VinylMOVLP769EuropeReissue, 180 Gram
2020 Music On VinylMOVLP769EuropeLimited Edition, Numbered, Reissue
2020 Music On VinylMOVLP769EuropeReissue
2023 Friday MusicFRM-2576USLimited Edition, Remastered, 180 Gram, Turquoise 50th Anniversary
2023 Friday MusicFRM-2576USLimited Edition, Remastered, Translucent Gold
2023 WarnerFRM-2576USLimited Edition, Turquoise
2024 Music On VinylMOVLP769EuropeReissue, 180 Gram
2024 WarnerFRM-2576USLimited Edition, Clear Gold
2026 RhinoRES1 2576USReissue, 180g
2026 Analogue ProductionsAPR 001-45USReissue, 180g, Gatefold

11 pressings tracked · catalog of 974,753 releases, August 2026

What separates the pressings

Oldest we track, 2008First released 1971; our table starts at 2008 (Friday Music, US). A copy older than 2008 predates everything here. Treat it as the find.
Collector variants2020 Europe: Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue; 2023 US: Limited Edition, Remastered, 180 Gram, Turquoise 50th Anniversary; 2023 US: Limited Edition, Remastered, Translucent Gold. Pressed in small numbers, and priced accordingly.
Reissues, 2008+6 pressings. Easy to find, priced as listening copies.

How to identify your copy

Three checks, in the order worth doing them.

  1. 1

    Match the catalog number. It is printed on the spine and the record label. Check it together with the country against the pressings table above: the same number can appear in more than one country.

  2. 2

    Read the runout. The code etched in the dead wax near the label names the exact pressing. On the 2008 US pressing it reads “FRM190011(A) RE3 RFF7 S-656173 RE-3” on side one and “540-FRM190011(B) RE3 RFF7 S-656174 RE-3” on side two. Sleeves migrate between copies over the years; the etching stays with the record.

  3. 3

    Grade the condition. Condition multiplies the price: near mint can bring several times what a VG copy does. Vinyl and sleeve get separate grades; the scale is in our grading guide.

Discs and jackets part ways over the decades: a 1971 sleeve proves nothing about the record inside it. The runout etching and the label decide the pressing; the cover never does.

Questions

Which pressing of America (self-titled) is worth the most?

Original 1971 pressings lead; they predate everything in our table, and that scarcity is the point. Among tracked copies, the 2008 pressings come first. Scarcer variants (the 2020 “Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue” and the 2023 “Limited Edition, Remastered, 180 Gram, Turquoise 50th Anniversary”) can beat an ordinary early copy. After that it is all condition: the gap between near mint and VG is usually larger than the gap between pressings.

How do I tell which pressing I have?

Match the catalog number on the spine and label against the table above, check the country, then read the etched code in the runout groove. On the 2008 US pressing the runout reads “FRM190011(A) RE3 RFF7 S-656173 RE-3”. A period jacket with a later disc inside is still a reissue.

How much is America (self-titled) worth today?

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