Vinyl pressings
by Deep Purple · 1975
Come Taste The Band was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
48 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 25 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.
KENDUN 1 TPSA 7515 A3 UStamped Runout Side A variant 1
KENDUN TPSA 7515 B-10Stamped Runout Side B variant 1
PR-2895-4!!84-RE-1 -B- THE -WASP-Etched Runout Side A variant 1
21 Rc_________c 5-1-BEtched Runout Side B variant 1
PR-2895-4!!84-RE-1 -B- THE -WASP- KENDUN -B- TPSA 7515 A3 URunout side A
PR-2895-4!!84-RE-1 KENDUN -B- TPSA 7515 B-10Runout side B
TPSA 7515 A 3U -THE WASP- GD PR-2895-4II84-RE-1 KENDUN -B-Runout Side A, partly stamped, partly etched
1-5 (mirror image) KENDUN R-------R(upside down) 5-1· B TPSA 7515 B-1U ^^Runout Side B, partly stamped, partly etched
TPSA 7515A
TPSA 7515B
TPSA 7515 A-1U A G KENDUNSide A runout stamped
TPSA 7515 B-1U G A KENDUNSide B runout stamped
1-2 R-----------R(Upside Down) 5-1- ASide A runout etched
1-2 R-----------R(Upside Down) 5-1-BSide B runout etched
I S PR-2895-41184·1A KENDUN A THE WASPSide A Runout variant 1
S PR-2895-41185·1B KENDUN -B-Side B runout variant 1
I S PR-2895-41184·1B KENDUN B THE WASPSide A runout variant 2
I S PR-2895-41185-1B KENDUN -B-Side B runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Argentina | Purple Records 8283 / Purple Records 8283 (4-02)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Argentina | Purple Records 8283First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | Australia | Purple Records TPSC 7515First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | EMI TPSC 7515First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Bolivia | EMI International BOLPE 362First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Brazil | Purple Records XPRL 9008 / Purple Records TPSA 7515First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records PR 2895 / Purple Records PR 2895First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Colombia | EMI 11431First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Purple Records 2C 068-97044 / Purple Records 2C 068-97.044First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Purple Records 1 C 062-97 044First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Purple Records 5C 062-97 044 / Purple Records 1 C 062-97 044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Purple Records 1C 198-54 026 / Purple Records 5C 062-97044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Guatemala | EMI 3346First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Israel | EMI TPSA 7515First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Purple Records 3C 064 - 97044First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Argentina | Purple Records 58515LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Brazil | Purple Records 31C 064 97044D / Purple Records XPRL 9008LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Italy | Purple Records 3C 064 - 97044LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1989 | Australia | Harvest MID 166162 / Purple Records MID 166162LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Europe | Purple Records 038-79 4032 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1990 | Europe | Purple Records 038-79 4032 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1991 | Brazil | EMI 794032 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1992 | South Korea | Purple Records EKPL-0321 / Purple Records 7 94032 1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1994 | Russia | Santa Records П94 RAT 30763LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Europe | Purple Records 50999 647866 1 2 / Purple Records TPSD 7515LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| 2016 | Europe | Purple Records 3635865 / Universal Music Catalogue 0600753635865LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2018 | Europe | Purple Records TPSA 7515 / Universal Music Catalogue 00602567519331LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Rhino Records RCV1 599831 / Warner Records 603497850426LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | EMI TPSC.7515LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia & New Zealand | EMI TPSC 7515LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Brazil | Purple Records 31C 064 97044D / Purple Records XPRL 9008LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | Purple Records 31C 064 97044DLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Purple Records PR 2895LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | Purple Records 064-79 4032 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Purple Records 5C 062-97 044 / Purple Records 5C 064-97 044LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Purple Records 1C 064-97 044 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-97 044LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Greece | Harvest 0777 7 94032 1 9LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | Harvest 2J 064-97044LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Greece | Harvest 14C064-97044 / Harvest 2J 064-97044LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Purple Records 54 1970441LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Malaysia | Not On Label (Deep Purple) ISLP 9336LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Malaysia | AK 4886LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | Malaysia | Uranya Record URLP 311=63LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
108 vinyl pressings of Come Taste The Band are listed here, from 38 countries, released between 1975 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Purple Records TPSA 7515.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TPSA 7515, PR 2895, 8283, TPSC 7515) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, KENDUN 1 TPSA 7515 A3 U and KENDUN TPSA 7515 B-10. 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.
