US
July 17, 1968- Label and catalog number
- Tetragrammaton Records T-102
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · Monarch Pressing
- Runout / matrix
7707 D6 △12105 LL-DCT (MR)A side runout
7708 D-6 △12105-X LL-DCT (MR)B side runout
7707A side label
7708B side label
Vinyl pressings
Shades Of Deep Purple
by Deep Purple · 1968
138 pressings32 countriesPsychedelic RockAcid RockBlues RockHard Rock
Shades Of Deep Purple was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
How to spot a first pressing of Shades Of Deep Purple
20 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 10 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.
US
1968- Label and catalog number
- Tetragrammaton Records T-102
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · Terre Haute Pressing
- Runout / matrix
7707-T-102-1Side A runout, variant 1
7708-T-102-2Side B runout, variant 1
T0 7707Side A runout, variant 2
T0 7708Side B runout, variant 2
US
1968- Label and catalog number
- Tetragrammaton Records T-102
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · Terre Haute
- Runout / matrix
T o 7707 LL-DCTVariant 1 runout, Side A
T o 7708 LL-DCTVariant 1 runout, Side B
T o 7707Variant 2 runout, Side A
T o 7708Variant 2 runout, Side B
US
1968- Label and catalog number
- Tetragrammaton Records T-102
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · Pitman Pressing
- Runout / matrix
P 7707 º D-4 LL-DCTA side runout, variant 1
P 7708 º D-3 LL-DCTB side runout, variant 1
P º7707 1-B C1A side runout, variant 2
P º 7708 D-3 D 2 LL-DCTB side runout, variant 2
US
1968- Label and catalog number
- Tetragrammaton Records T-102
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
7707 D-2 | HW-DCT 7 TA side etched
7708 D-1 | HW-DCT A7 TB side etched
US
1968- Label and catalog number
- Tetragrammaton Records T-102
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · Terre Haute Pressing
- Runout / matrix
7707 D-2 | HW-DCT 7 TA side etched
7708 D-1 | HW-DCT A7 TB side etched
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
All 138 vinyl pressings
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
1960s35 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Parlophone PCSO 7055First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Polydor 543.007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Canada | Tetragrammaton Records T-102First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | Odeon SMO 74 500First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | India | Parlophone PCS 7055 / Parlophone PCS.7055First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Israel | Parlophone PCS 7055First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Italy | Parlophone SPMBQ 33011 / Parlophon SPMBQ 33011First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Parlophone PCSM 7055First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | UK | Parlophone PMC 7055First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | Not On Label (Deep Purple)LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 1968 | US | Tetragrammaton Records T-102First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Tetragrammaton Records T-102First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Tetragrammaton Records T-102LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Tetragrammaton Records T-102First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Tetragrammaton Records T-102First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
1970s26 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Italy | Parlophone 3C 062-04175LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | Italy | Parlophone 3C 062-04175LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1970 | Taiwan | Liming Record LM-2244LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1971 | France | Odeon 2 C 062-04175 / Odeon 2C 062-04.175LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1971 | France | Odeon 2C 062-04 175 / Odeon 2C 062-04 175LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | France | Odeon 2 C 062-04 175 / Odeon 2C 062-04.175LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | Malaysia | SAS SAS-LP 518LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1971 | Mexico | Capitol Records SLEM-146LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Parlophone PCS 7055LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Parlophone PCS 7055LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 4516LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-8367WLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-8367WLP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1974 | France | Odeon 2 C 066 - 04175 / Parlophone 2C 066-04.175LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-8367WLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
1980s11 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Germany | Odeon 1C 064-04 175 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-04 175LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Italy | Parlophone 3C 054-04175LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Italy | Parlophone 3C 054-04175LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Italy | Parlophone 3C 054-04175 / Parlophone 54 1041751LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Portugal | Parlophone 2605021LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | UK | Harvest SHSM 2016 / Harvest OC 054-04 175LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1987 | UK | Harvest SHSM 2016 / Harvest OC 054-04 175LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | UK | Harvest SHSM 2016 / Harvest OC 054-04 175LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Passport Records PB3606LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Passport Records PB3606LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1989 | Brazil | Harvest 066 104175 1 / Harvest 066 104 175 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
1990s1 pressing
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | UK | Parlophone 7243 8 21453 1 8LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
2000s4 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | US | Tetragrammaton Records T-102LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2006 | US | Tetragrammaton Records T-102LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2006 | US | Tetragrammaton Records T-102LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2007 | US | Tetragrammaton Records T-102LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
2010s3 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Parlophone PMCR 7055LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2014 | UK | Parlophone PMCR 7055 / Parlophone 2564633757LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | UK & Europe | Parlophone PCSR 7055 / Parlophone 0825646138357LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
2020s2 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Argentina | Parlophone PCSR 7055LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2023 | Chile | Parlophone 2564-61383-5LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
Year unknown56 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Parlophone PCSO 7055LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Australia | Parlophone PCSO 7055LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Parlophone PCSO 7055LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | Harvest SHVL 1048LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Tetragrammaton Records T-102 / Tetragrammaton Records NO T-102LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Polydor 543.007LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Polydor 543.007LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | Odeon 2 C 064-04175 / Odeon 2C 064 - 04.175LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | France | Parlophone 2C 066 04175LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Parlophone 038-79 2407LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Odeon 1C 064-04 175 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-04 175LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Odeon 1C 064-04 175 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-04 175LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Parlophone 1C 064 792407 1 / Parlophone 1C 038-79 2407 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Odeon 1C 062-04 175LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Parlophone 064-7 924071LP, Album | LP, Album |
Tracklist
- A1And The Address4:36
- A2Hush4:11
- A3One More Rainy Day3:15
- A4(a)Prelude: Happiness2:45
- A4(b)I'm So Glad4:53
- B1Mandrake Root5:55
- B2Help5:45
- B3Love Help Me3:34
- B4Hey Joe7:38
Questions
How many vinyl pressings of Shades Of Deep Purple are there?
138 vinyl pressings of Shades Of Deep Purple are listed here, from 32 countries, released between 1968 and 2023.
When was Shades Of Deep Purple first released on vinyl?
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, New Zealand, Australia and more. One of them is Tetragrammaton Records T-102, released July 17, 1968.
How do I tell if my copy of Shades Of Deep Purple is a first pressing?
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T-102, PCS 7055, PMC 7055, PCSM 7055) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7707 D6 △12105 LL-DCT (MR) and 7708 D-6 △12105-X LL-DCT (MR). Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
How much is Shades Of Deep Purple on vinyl worth?
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.
