Vinyl pressings
by Amen Corner · 1968
Round Amen Corner was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
ARL-8228-IA C KT 1Side A runout variant 1
ARL-8229-IA B KT 1Side B runout variant 1
ARL-8228-1A I KT 1Side B runout variant 2
ARL-8228-2A K KT 1Side B runout variant 2
ZAL-8228-1WRunout stamp side A
ZAL-8229-1WRunout stamp side B
ARL-8228-IASide A stamped
ARL-8229-2ASide B stamped
ZAL-8228-1WRunout stamp side A
ZAL-8229-1WRunout stamp side B
ZAL.8228Label side A
ZAL.8229Label side B
ZAL8304 ⁻¹ sfSide A, etched [Variant 2]
ZAL8305 ⁻¹ sfSide B, etched [Variant 2]
Bell Sound BestwayBoth sides, stamped [Variant 2]
ZAL-8304-BWA-side
ZAL-8304-2 MR BellSound sf △12178Runout matrix side one (etched, except MR/sf stamped, MR in circle)
ZAL 8305-2 MR BellSound sf △12178-XRunout matrix side one (etched, except MR/sf stamped, MR in circle)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Deram SMLA 1021First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Deram DES 18014First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | Deram NDM 355First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | Deram SML 1021First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Japan | Deram DL 5 / Deram DL-5First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Deram 846100XBYFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Deram SMLM.1021 / Deram SMLM 1021First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Deram DML.1021 / Deram DML 1021First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | Deram SML 1021 / Deram SML.1021First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Deram DML 1021First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | Deram SML 1021 / Deram SML.1021First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Deram DES 18014 / Deram DES-18014First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Deram DES-18014, DES 18014First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Uruguay | Deram DE 16801First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | Deram DMLI 1021LP, Album | LP, Album |
15 vinyl pressings of Round Amen Corner are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Deram DML.1021.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DML.1021, SML 1021, DML 1021, DES 18014) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ARL-8228-IA C KT 1 and ARL-8229-IA B KT 1. 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.
