Vinyl pressings
by Damnation Of Adam Blessing · 1970
The Second Damnation was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1970, 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.
UAS-6773-A DBRunout etched side A variant 1
UAS-6773-B DAVERunout etched side B variant 1
I UAS-6773-A DBRunout etched side A variant 2
- UAS-6773-B DAVERunout etched side B variant 2
UAS-6773-A DB 44Side A runout, sketched
UAS-6773-B DAVE 44Side B runout, sketched
UAS 6773 - A - 1 T KSide A runout, etched
UAS 6773 - B - 1 T 1 KSide B runout, etched
UAS-6773-A DB 44Runout, Side A
UAS-6773-B DAVE 44Runout, Side B
Side A: SUA 6773 A G
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Brazil | United Artists Records S-UA 20099First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Brazil | United Artists Records UALP-11799First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | United Artists Records UAS 29 147 IFirst yearLP | LP |
| 1970 | US | United Artists Records UAS-6773First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | United Artists Records UAS-6773First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | United Artists Records UAS-6773 / United Artists Records UAS 6773First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | United Artists Records UAS-6773 / United Artists Records UAS 6773First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Italy | Akarma AK 101LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Finland | Svart Records SRE146LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Finland | Svart Records SRE146LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2018 | US | Exit Stencil Recordings ESR 051 / Universal Music Special Markets B0026295-01LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress |
11 vinyl pressings of The Second Damnation are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1970 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Brazil, Germany. One of them is United Artists Records UAS-6773.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UAS-6773, S-UA 20099, UALP-11799, UAS 29 147 I) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UAS-6773-A DB and UAS-6773-B DAVE. 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.
