Vinyl pressings
by Canned Heat · 1973
The New Age was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 14 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.
UA-LA-049-F-1-Re 2Side A runout etched, variant 1
UA-LA049-F-2-RE-1Side B runout etched, variant 1
T UA-LA-049-F-1-Re 2 ASide A runout etched, variant 2
T UA-LA049-F-2-RE-1-BSide B runout etched, variant 2
UA-LA-049-F-1-Re 2 66Side 1 Runout Etched
UA-LA049-F-2-RE-1 66Side 2 Runout Etched
4 SMX 42005 2ASide A runout, etched
5 SMX 42006 2ASide B runout, etched
SMX42005Side A label
SMX42006Side B label
SUA-LA049F - BSide A runout scratched
SUA-LA049F - A
UA-LA-049-F -A TXSide A runout
UA-LA049-F- B2 TGSide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | United Artists Records UAL-34,865 / United Artists Records UA-LA049-FFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Brazil | United Artists Records S-UA 20163First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA049-FFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Denmark | United Artists Records UAS 29455 IFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | United Artists Records UAS 29455-BFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | United Artists Records UAS 29455-B / United Artists Records UAS 29.455First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | United Artists Records UAS 29 455 I / United Artists Records UA-LA049First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Italy | United Artists Records UAS 29455First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | Liberty LLP-80782First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Japan | Liberty LLP-80782First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | New Zealand | United Artists Records UAL-34865First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | United Artists Records UA-LA049-FFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | South Africa | United Artists Records UAS 7048First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | United Artists Records UAS 29455First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA049-FFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | BGO Records BGOLP 85LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1990 | UK | BGO Records BGOLP 85LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
21 vinyl pressings of The New Age are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1973 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is United Artists Records UA-LA049-F.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UA-LA049-F, UAS 29455, UAL-34,865, S-UA 20163) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UA-LA-049-F-1-Re 2 and UA-LA049-F-2-RE-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.
