Vinyl pressings
by Desmond Dekker & The Aces · 1968
Israelites 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.
9 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 2 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.
PYR 6058 A2P A6Runout side A, variant 1, stamped
PYR 6058 B-1 1 XRunout side B, variant 1, etched
PYR6058-A2P △G 1 KT AARunout side A, variant 2, stamped [KT etched]
PYR 6058 B-1Runout side B, variant 2, etched
PYR6058-A2P △GRunout side A, variant 1
PYR 6058 B-1Runout side B, variant 1
PYR6058-A2P △G 2 KT JRunout side A, variant 2
PYR 6058 B-1 2 KT JRunout side B, variant 2
PYR 6058 A2P △GSide A runout, stamped
PYR 6058 B-1Side B runout, etched
PYR 6058 - A2P △6Stamped A
PYR 6058 B-1Etched B
PYR 6058 ALabel side A
PYR 6058 BLabel side B
PYR 6058 A2P A6
PYR 6058 B-1 1 X
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ.10625First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Pyramid PYR 6058First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | JJ Records PYR-6058First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | UK | Pyramid PYR 6058First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Pyramid PYR-6058First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Pyramid PYR 6058First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Pyramid PYR 6058First year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1968 | UK | Pyramid PYR 6058First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Pyramid PYR 6058First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Argentina | Odeon Pops DTOA 84807", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Australia | W & G WG-S-81857", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Australia | W & G WG-S-81857", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Australia | W & G WG-S-81857", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Austria | Ember Records 14 299 AT7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Belgium | Supreme Records S.1037", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Italy | Quei Favolosi Anni '60 - Peace & Love7", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Equipe CSE-606 / Equipe Internacional CSE-6067", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| ? | Brazil | Equipe CSE-606 / Equipe Internacional CSE-6067", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| ? | Madagascar | Fontana 260224 MF7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Portugal | Tecla TE 200047", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Turkey | Ember Records EMBTS 30057", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
44 vinyl pressings of Israelites are listed here, from 24 countries, released between 1968 and 1999.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, New Zealand. One of them is Pyramid PYR 6058.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PYR 6058, PYR-6058, DNZ.10625) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PYR 6058 A2P A6 and PYR 6058 B-1 1 X. 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.
