Vinyl pressings
by Big Secret · 1972
Samson And Delilah was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
22.602 ARunout (Etched) Side A
22.602 - BRunout (Etched) Side B
Du 22.273Label side A
Du 22.274Label side B
A̷A̷ PE 22 602 H 1W 1 670 1 06Runout side A stamped
PE 22 602 H 2W 1 67011 06Runout side B stamped
DU 22 273Label side A
DU 22 274Label side B
A̷A̷ PE 22 602 H 1W 1 670 114 06Runout side A stamped
PE 22 602 H 2W 1 67013 06Runout side B stamped
DU 22 273Label side A
DU 22 274Label side B
6061146 1 01 SD A1Runout side A (stamped)
6061 146 2 380 SD BRunout side B (stamped)
BF 18071-BZ 679̶7Runout side A, etched
BF 18071-BZ 678Runout side B, etched
BZ 677Label side A
BZ 678Label side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | France | Disques Carrere 6061 146First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Germany | Finger BF 18071First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Lebanon | Disques Carrere 6061 146First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Mexico | Polydor 166First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Portugal | Poplandia PC-1013First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Spain | Ariola 10.601-AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Spain | Ariola 10.601-A7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1972 | Sweden | Nashville Records NS 871First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | UK | Young Blood YB 1037First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Pink Elephant PE 22.602-H / Pink Elephant 22.602-HFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Pink Elephant PE 22 602-H / Pink Elephant 22.602-HFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Pink Elephant 22.602-H / Pink Elephant PE 22.602-HFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
12 vinyl pressings of Samson And Delilah are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in Netherlands, UK, France, Germany and more. One of them is Pink Elephant PE 22.602-H, released February 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PE 22.602-H, PE 22 602-H, 22.602-H, YB 1037) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 22.602 A and 22.602 - B. 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.
