Vinyl pressings
by Cuby + Blizzards · 1966
Desolation was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. 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 1966, the album's first year. 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.
AA 655 022 1L 1 670 114Side A, Stamped, Variant 1
AA 655 022 1L 2 670 115Side B, Stamped, Variant 1
AA 655 022 1L 1 670 111Side A, Stamped, Variant 2
AA 655 022 1L 2 670 115Side B, Stamped, Variant 2
AA 655 022 1L 1 670 11˚Runout side A, variant 1
AA 655 022 2L 2 670 11Runout side B, variant 1
AA 655 022 1L 1 670 1 14Runout side A, variant 2
AA 655 022 2L 2 670 11 3Runout side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Netherlands | Philips XPL 655 022First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Philips XPL 655 022First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | UK | Philips SBL 7874 / Philips SBL.7874LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Netherlands | Philips 6440 065LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Philips 6440 309LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Netherlands | Hunter Records HRV 1234-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Universal Music MOVLP1534 / Music On Vinyl MOVLP1534LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1534LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1534 / Artone Label Group MOVLP1534LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP4173 / Artone Label Group MOVLP4173LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, LP, All Media · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, LP, All Media · Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Desolation are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1966 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in Netherlands. One of them is Philips XPL 655 022.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use XPL 655 022) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AA 655 022 1L 1 670 114 and AA 655 022 1L 2 670 115. 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.
