Vinyl pressings
by Charles Earland · 1972
Intensity 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.
9 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 4 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.
PRST-10041 A - REI Ac VAN GELDER RVariant 1: Runout - Side A
PRST-10041 B-1-A1A VAN GELDER RVariant 1: Runout - Side B
PRST-10041 A - REI A 1 D VAN GELDER RVariant 2: Runout - Side A
PRST-10041 B-1-A1D VAN GELDER RVariant 2: Runout - Side B
PR ̶S̶T̶-10041 A RE1Side A runout etched
PR ̶S̶T̶-10041 B -1Side B runout etched
VAN GELDER ɪ A1Side A&B runout stamped
P-3022Side A label
P 10041 A-TSide 1 etched
P 10041 B-TSide 2 etched
P-10041Side 1 on label
P-10041Side 2 on label
VAN GELDERStamped, Sides 1 & 2
PRST-10041 •A• HSide 1
PRST-10041• B HSide 2
PRST-10041 S1 RE VAN GELDER HSide A runout
PRST-10041• B VAN GELDER HSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | France | Prestige PR 10041First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Prestige PR 10041 / Bellaphon PR 10041First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | South Africa | Prestige PR-10041First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Prestige PRST-10041 / Prestige PR 10041First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Prestige PRST-10041First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Prestige PRT 10041 / Prestige 10041First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Prestige PR 10041First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Prestige PRST-10041First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Prestige PRST-10041First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Australia | Prestige PRL 36045LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | Prestige PR 10041LP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
11 vinyl pressings of Intensity are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1972 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, France, Germany, South Africa. One of them is Prestige PRST-10041.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PRST-10041, PRT 10041, PR 10041, PR-10041) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PRST-10041 A - REI Ac VAN GELDER R and PRST-10041 B-1-A1A VAN GELDER R. 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.
