Vinyl pressings
by Chicken Shack · 1971
Imagination Lady was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1971, 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.
XZAL-10947.P-2W 1 JT CSide A variant 1
XZAL-10948.P-2W 1 JT USide B variant 1
XZAL-10947.P-2W 1 C 1 JTSide A variant 2
XZAL-10948.P-2W 1 U 1 JTSide B variant 2
XZAL-10947.P-2WRunout side A stamped, variant 1
XZAL-10948.P-2WRunout side B stamped, variant 1
XZAL-10947.P-2W BW 1Runout side A stamped, variant 2
XZAL-10948.P-2W UU 1Runout side B stamped, variant 2
XZAL-10947.P-2W BU JT 1Runout side A
XZAL-10948.P-2W BU JT 1Runout side B
XZAL-10947.P-2W 1 JT CSide A
XZAL-10948.P-2W 1 JT USide B
XZAL 10947Side A label
XZAL 10948Side B label
S̸A̸H̸O̸ ̸1̸6̸0̸0̸ ZAL 10947PSide A runout
S̸A̸H̸O̸ ̸1̸6̸0̸1̸ ZAL 10948PSide B runout
ZAL 10947P ALLabel, side A
ZAL 10948P ALLabel, side B
ZAL 10947P WRunout Side A Etched
ZAL 10948P WRunout Side B Etched
ZAL 10947P WLabel Side A
ZAL 10948P 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | Deram DES-18063First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | France | Deram 258.042 BFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | Deram SDL 5First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Deram SDL 5LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1971 | Germany | DeramFirst yearLP, Album, White Label, Stereo | LP, Album, White Label, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Deram SDL 5First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Japan | Deram DL-33First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Deram SDL 5First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Deram SDL 5First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Deram SDL 5First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Deram SDL 5First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Deram SDL 5LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1971 | UK | Deram SDL 5First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Deram DES 18063First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Deram DES 18063First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Sunday SND 0103LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Ethelion ET 1024LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Germany | Decca 6.21570 BLLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Decca 6.21570 AO / Decca 6.21 570LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Deram SDL 5LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Nova 6.21570 / Nova 6.21 570LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Decca 6.21570 AO / Decca 621570 AOLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Decca 6.21 570LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Nova 6.21570 AO / Nova 6.21 570LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Nova 6.21570 AO / Nova SDL 5LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
31 vinyl pressings of Imagination Lady are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1971 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in UK, US, Canada, France and more. One of them is Deram SDL 5.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SDL 5, DES 18063, DES-18063, 258.042 B) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XZAL-10947.P-2W 1 JT C and XZAL-10948.P-2W 1 JT U. 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.
