Greatest Hits vinyl value

Median ask · 2025 RES1 515

$53

Typical asks

$40–$64

Basis

5 eBay asks

Every quoted ask sits on a 2025-or-later pressing. The 2017 pressings have no quoted range right now.

Live eBay asks, Sep 23, 2026; sold prices usually close lower. How we price

The Doors — Greatest Hits: pressings we track

Pressing	Catalog	Country	Notes	Asking
2025 Rhino	RES1 515	Worldwide	Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue	$40–$64

4 more pressings we track (no quoted eBay range)

Pressing	Catalog	Country	Notes
2017 Elektra	R1-556915	US	Compilation, Reissue, Remastered
2020 Elektra	081227905798	US	Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue
Undated Elektra	ELK 52 254	Europe	Compilation, Reissue
Undated Elektra	5E-515	US	Compilation, Reissue, SP, Barcode

No quoted range right now (why). Scan your copy in the app for a current read.

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

What separates the pressings

Oldest we track, 2017First released 1980; our table starts at 2017 (Elektra, US). A copy older than 2017 predates everything here. Treat it as the find.

Collector variants2020 US: Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue. Short runs like these often bring more than a standard early copy.

Reissues, 2017Easy to find, priced as a listening copy.

How to identify your copy

Three checks, in the order worth doing them.

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
Read the runout. The code etched in the dead wax near the label names the exact pressing. On the 2017 US pressing it reads “17605 1A R1-556915” on side one and “17605 1B R1-556915” on side two. Jackets get swapped over the decades; the runout does not.
3
Grade the condition. The same pressing can be worth several times more in near mint than in VG. Grade the vinyl and the sleeve separately — our grading guide shows the standard scale.

A 1980 jacket with a later disc inside is a reissue in an original sleeve. Judge the pressing by the runout etching and the label, never by the cover.

Questions

Which pressing of Greatest Hits is worth the most?

Original 1980 pressings lead; they predate everything in our table, and that scarcity is the point. Among tracked copies, the 2017 pressings come first. Scarcer variants (the 2020 “Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue”) 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 2017 US pressing the runout reads “17605 1A R1-556915”. A period jacket with a later disc inside is still a reissue.

How much is Greatest Hits worth today?

Sellers typically ask $40 to $64 for the later pressings we have quotes on; for the 2025 RES1 515 the median ask is $53 over 5 listings (eBay, Sep 23, 2026). The 2017 pressings have no quoted range right now. Sold prices usually close lower. Scan your copy in the app for the range on your exact pressing and condition.

Not sure which pressing you have? Photograph the label and RecordScout names it, then shows a current value range for its condition.

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