Vinyl pressings
by Damnation Of Adam Blessing · 1969
The Damnation Of Adam Blessing was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 3 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.
B.A. UAS-6738-A 114Side A runout (Variant 1)
114 UAS-6738-B B.A.Side B runout (Variant 1)
B.A. 1 UAS-6738-ASide A runout (Variant 2)
UAS-6738-B BSide B runout (Variant 2)
B A , UAS-6738-A 114Side A, etched
UAS-6738-B 114Side B, etched
B.A. UAS-6738-A S1Side A runout
UAS-6738-B B.A.Side B runout
BA . UAS - 6738 - Aside A, runout
UAS - 6738 - B Bside B, runout, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | United Artists Records UAS 6738First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Peru | United Artists Records UAS 6738First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | United Artists Records UAS 6738First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | United Artists Records UAS 6738First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | United Artists Records UAS 6738First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | United Artists Records UAS 6738LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | United Artists Records UAS 6738LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Italy | Akarma AK 100LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Italy | Akarma AK 100LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2018 | Finland | Svart Records SRE145LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Finland | Svart Records SRE 145LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2018 | US | Exit Stencil Recordings ESR 050LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of The Damnation Of Adam Blessing are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1969 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Canada, Peru. One of them is United Artists Records UAS 6738.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UAS 6738) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, B.A. UAS-6738-A 114 and 114 UAS-6738-B B.A.. 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.
