Vinyl pressings
by Caravan · 1973
For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night 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.
14 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 7 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.
ZAL-12551.P.A⃫-3USide A runout, variant 1
ZAL-12552.P.B⃫-3USide B runout, variant 1
ZAL-12551.P-3U C ☐ 4 DSide A runout, variant 2
ZAL-12552.P-■-3U K ☐ 2 DSide B runout, variant 2
ZAL-12551.P.A-3U 1 ASide A runout
ZAL-12552.P-B-3U 2B BKSide B runout
ZAL 12551PSide A label
ZAL 12552PSide B label
ZAL 12551 RE-1 ALRunout Side A Etched
ZAL 12552 RE-1 AL STERLINGRunout Side B Etched ex STERLING
ZAL 12551 ALLabel Side A
ZAL 12552 ALLabel Side B
ZAL 12551-1 STERLING A T1Runout Side A
ZAL 12551-2 STERLING A T1Runout Side B
ZAL 12551 RE-1 ALSide A runout
ZAL 12552 RE-1 AL STERLINGSide B runout
ZAL 12551 ALSide A label
ZAL 12552 ALSide B label
ZAL 12551 RE-1 WSide A runout, etched
ZAL 12552 RE-1-3 WSide B runout, etched
ZAL 12551 WLabel Side A
ZAL 12552 WLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Canada | London Records XPS 637First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | London Records XPS 637First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | Kingdom Records KV 6006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Brain brain 1038 / Brain 1038First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Pink Elephant PE 877.052First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Pink Elephant PE 877.052First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | South Africa | Deram SDL-R 12 / Deram SDL.12First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | Deram SDL-R 12First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | London Records XPS 637First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | London Records XPS 637First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | London Records XPS 637First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | London Records XPS 637First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | London Records XPS 637First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | Deram SDL-R 12First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Spain | Deram CPS 9327LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Europe | Decca 080 168-2 / Deram 080 168-2LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Kingdom Records 506006 / Kingdom Records KV. 6006LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Kingdom Records 506006 / Kingdom Records KV. 6006LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Deram SDL-R 12 / Deram SDL R 12LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Deram SDL-R 12LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
25 vinyl pressings of For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1973 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in UK, US, Canada, France and more. One of them is Deram SDL-R 12, released October 5, 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SDL-R 12, XPS 637, KV 6006, brain 1038) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZAL-12551.P.A⃫-3U and ZAL-12552.P.B⃫-3U. 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.
