Vinyl pressings
by Can · 1981
Delay 1968 was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 2 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.
-CAN- "DELAY" Side one 012-ARunout side A, hand-etched
-CAN- "DELAY" Side Two 012-B J.C.Runout side B, hand-etched
66.22 735-01-1Label side A
66.22 735-01-2Label side B
012-A -CAN- "DELAY" side oneRunout Side A
012-B -CAN- "DELAY" side two J.C.Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Germany | Spoon Records SPOON 012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Italy | Base Record Spoon 012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Japan Record JAL-2301 / Giraffe JAL-2301LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Japan | Japan Record JAL-2301 / Giraffe JAL-2301LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1983 | Japan | Japan Record JAL-2301 / Giraffe JAL-2301LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Germany | Spoon Records XSPOON12 / Spoon Records XSPOON12_UKLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2014 | US | Spoon Records XSPOON12 / Mute 9437-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | Spoon Records XLSPOON12 / Spoon Records XSPOON12LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Germany | Spoon Records XSPOON12LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Spoon Records XSPOON12 / Mute 9437-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Spoon Records Spoon 012LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Spoon Records SPOON 012LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Spoon Records SPOON 012 / Spoon Records Spoon 012LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Germany | Spoon Records SPOON 012LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Spoon Records SPOON 012LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Spoon Records SPOON 012LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| ? | Germany | Spoon Records SPOON 012LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Spoon Records SPOON 012LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Spoon Records SPOON 012LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
19 vinyl pressings of Delay 1968 are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1981 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in Germany, Italy. One of them is Spoon Records SPOON 012.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SPOON 012, Spoon 012) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, -CAN- "DELAY" Side one 012-A and -CAN- "DELAY" Side Two 012-B J.C.. 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.
